Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The prevalence of bacterial contamination of surgical cold sterile solutions from community companion animal veterinary practices in southern Ontario.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Murphy, Colleen P et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Guelph · Canada
Abstract
Surgical cold sterile solutions are commonly used in veterinary practice, yet sterility cannot be verified under practical clinical conditions. Surgical cold sterile solutions were sampled and bacteria, including opportunistic pathogens, were recovered from 13% of the sampled solutions. Attempts to sterilize surgical instruments with cold sterile solutions should be avoided.
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