Multicenter evaluation of bacterial contamination of glucose test strips

Ng, Ronald; Koo, Sophia; Johnston, Renee

doi:10.1016/j.cca.2012.06.019

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“…These outcomes are greater than those found by Vanhaeren and coauthors, 21 who found 25.7% contamination (enteric and skin flora), but comparable to those obtained by Ng and coauthors. 22 The first study was performed in a single hospital, with a single type of strip, while the second was performed jointly at five hospitals using three types of test strip. The novelty of this study is that the strips evaluated were supplied in different types of packaging (individual and multi-use vials), and their significance in the contamination rates is seen.…”

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Prevalence of Bacterial Contamination of Glucose Test Strips in Individual Single-Use Packets versus Multi-Use Vials

Pérez-Ayala

Oliver

Cantalejo

2013

J Diabetes Sci Technol

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Prevalence of Bacterial Contamination of Glucose Test Strips in Individual Single-Use Packets versus Multi-Use Vials

Pérez-Ayala

Oliver

Cantalejo

2013

J Diabetes Sci Technol

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“…It was also found that the prevalence of bacterial contamination with pathogenic bacteria ranged from 25.7-80% in multi-use vials, while it was only 3-7% in individually packaged strips. 13 Moreover, in 2 Spanish 7 and French 13 multi-use glucose meters strips studies, the bacterial contamination rate ranged between 25.7-33%, where most of the contamination occurred in both surgical and medical wards. Even though these studies were limited with the number of hospitals involved and strips distributed, one important conclusion derived from these previous studies was that using dedicated single-use packed glucose strips would limit or eliminate cross contamination.…”

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“…For instance, glucose meters have been held responsible for the transmission of viral and bacterial infection via blood contamination or human handling, 7 - 10 especially when these portable glucose meters have become a standard practice for routine glucose assessment in hospital wards. 11 , 12 Previous studies 7 , 13 showed that the incidence of cross contamination in glucose meters strips was much higher when using multi-use vials when compared with the single-use packed glucose meters test strips. It was also found that the prevalence of bacterial contamination with pathogenic bacteria ranged from 25.7-80% in multi-use vials, while it was only 3-7% in individually packaged strips.…”

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The bacterial contamination rate of glucose meter test strips in the hospital setting

Al‐Rubeaan

Saeb

AlNaqeb

et al. 2016

SMJ

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Objectives:To assess the rate of bacterial contamination of the multi-use vial and single-use packed glucose meter strips, and to identify the type and frequency of various bacterial contamination in different hospital wards.Methods:This prospective observational study was conducted by a team from the Strategic Center for Diabetes Research in 7 general hospitals in the Central region of Saudi Arabia during the period from August to September 2014 to assess the bacterial contamination rate of the unused strips. A total of 10,447 strips were cultured using proper agar media and incubated both aerobically and anaerobically.Results:The total bacterial contamination rate for the multi-use vials glucose strips was 31.7%, while single-use packed strips were not contaminated at all. Ministry of Health hospitals had the highest contamination rates compared with other hospitals. Critical, obstetric, and surgical wards had the highest bacterial isolates number, where most were in the risk group 3 according to the National Institute of Health guidelines. Staphylococcus species were the most common bacteria found.Conclusion:Glucose meter strips should be recognized as a source of bacterial contamination that could be behind serious hospital acquired infections. The hospital infection control team should adopt proper measures to implement protocols for glucose meter cleaning and glucose strips handling.

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“…Because during sampling patient and device are in close proximity 33 However, when confined to a high-containment facility, POCT devices reduce sample transportation and therefore limit exposure. 34 …”

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Central Laboratory Service and Point-of-Care Testing in Germany—From Conflicting Notions to Complementary Understandings

Bietenbeck¹,

Junker²,

Luppa³

2015

Point of Care: The Journal of Near-Patient Testing &Amp; Technology

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Point-of-care testing (POCT) enables health care personnel to perform laboratory medicine tests near the patient. The underlying technology and the range of test parameters available are evolving rapidly. Thus, a series of clinical applications are possible that can shorten the time for clinical decision-making about additional testing or therapy, as delays are no longer caused by preparation of clinical samples, transport, and central laboratory analysis. The idea of conventional and POCT laboratory services presiding within a hospital seems contradictory; yet, they are, in fact, complementary: together POCT and central laboratory are important for the optimal functioning of diagnostic processes. They complement each other, provided that a dedicated POCT coordination integrates the quality assurance of POCT into the overall quality management system of the central laboratory. We describe here the clinical, organizational, and economic issues of hospital POCT from the European point of view. The advantages of POCT are to be combined with the core competences of the central laboratory to significantly improve the overall patient outcome. This review also portrays novel developments for POCT due to the fact that future utilization of POCT globally will depend on health care trends and new areas of application.

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Multicenter evaluation of bacterial contamination of glucose test strips

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Prevalence of Bacterial Contamination of Glucose Test Strips in Individual Single-Use Packets versus Multi-Use Vials

Prevalence of Bacterial Contamination of Glucose Test Strips in Individual Single-Use Packets versus Multi-Use Vials

The bacterial contamination rate of glucose meter test strips in the hospital setting

Central Laboratory Service and Point-of-Care Testing in Germany—From Conflicting Notions to Complementary Understandings

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