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Challenges to Safe Injection Practices in Ambulatory Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Laura Anderson ,
Benjamin Weissburg ,
Kelli Rogers ,
Jackson Musuuza ,
Nasia Safdar  and
Daniel Shirley
Laura Anderson
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Benjamin Weissburg
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Kelli Rogers
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Jackson Musuuza
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.
Nasia Safdar
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin.
Daniel Shirley*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
*
Address correspondence to Daniel Shirley, MD, MS, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Medical Foundation Centennial Building 5th floor, 1685 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705 (dshirley@medicine.wisc.edu).
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Abstract

Most recent infection outbreaks caused by unsafe injection practices in the United States have occurred in ambulatory settings. We utilized direct observation and a survey to assess injection practices at 31 clinics. Improper vial use was observed at 13 clinics (41.9%). Pharmacy support and healthcare worker education may improve injection practices.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:614–616

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 5 , May 2017 , pp. 614 - 616
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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