Meeting
Abstract Number: 197
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Nosocomial infections contribute significantly to morbidity and increase health care costs for both pediatric and adult patients in the United States.(1) Intravenous access remains a main source of nosocomial infections from environmental and (non-intentional) aseptic technique violations by healthcare providers via contact with stopcocks, IV tubing, and syringes.(2,3) Stopcock contamination and repeated syringe strokes […]