Best infection control practices for intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular needle injections

Best infection control practices for intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular needle injections

OBJECTIVE: To draw up evidence-based guidelines to make injections safer. METHODS: A development group summarized evidence-based best practices for preventing injection-associated infections in resource-limited settings. The development process included a breakdown of the WHO reference definition of...

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Main Authors: Hutin Yvan, Hauri Anja, Chiarello Linda, Catlin Mary, Stilwell Barbara, Ghebrehiwet Tesfamicael, Garner Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2003-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Injections, Intradermal/adverse effects
Injections, Intradermal/standards
Injections, Subcutaneous/adverse effects
Injections, Subcutaneous/standards
Injections, Intramuscular/adverse effects
Injections, Intramuscular/standards
Needles
Infection control/methods
Infection control/standards
Benchmarking
Evidence-based medicine
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000700007

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