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Contaminated medicaments in use in a hospital for diseases of the skin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Rosamund M. Baird ,
Z. A. Awad ,
R. A. Shooter  and
W. C. Noble
Rosamund M. Baird
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Pharmacy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
Z. A. Awad
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Pharmacy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
R. A. Shooter
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Pharmacy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
W. C. Noble
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Homerton Grove, London E9 6BX
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Topical medicaments used by patients with diseases of the skin were examined for microbial contamination. Ps. aeruginosa was isolated from stock pots of a diluted emulsifying ointment used as a soap substitute in the bath. Cross-con tamination between patients and medicament was subsequently shown to have occurred.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 103 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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