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Survival of Hepatitis C Virus in Syringes Is Dependent on the Design of the Syringe-Needle and Dead Space Volume. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Many people who inject drugs (PWID) use syringes with detachable needles, which have high dead space (HDS). Contaminated HDS blood may substantially contribute to the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other blood-borne viruses within this ...
Mawuena Binka, Elijah Paintsil, Amisha Patel, Brett D Lindenbach, Robert Heimer   +4 more
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VEINROM: A possible solution for erroneous intravenous drug administration

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2014
Erroneous intravenous drug administration has a high probability of causing substantial financial consequences along with patient morbidity or mortality. Anesthesiologists and hospital administrators need to be cognizant of the problem.
Anurag Tewari, Brady Palm, Taylor Hines, Trace Royer, Eric Alexander   +4 more
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Quality inspection and result analysis of the spirometer calibration cylinder

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background To understand the accuracy of volume calibration syringes used in China and compare the difference between new and old volume calibration syringes, technical testing was performed on volume calibration syringes in clinical lung function ...
Zhongping Wu, Yongyi Peng, Kuiqing Lin, Ruibo Huang, Jinping Zheng, Yi Gao   +5 more
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Assessment of effectiveness of targeted intervention program under national AIDS control program among injecting drug users across India

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2023
Background: High HIV prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs) remains a cause of concern and are considered key drivers of concentrated epidemic in India. The present paper aims to assess the effectiveness of the targeted intervention (TI) program on
Damodar Sahu, Varsha Ranjan, Nishakar Thakur, Sanjay K Rai, M Vishnu Vardhana Rao   +4 more
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Syringes and catheters – prospects for overcoming import dependence in the context of the implementation of the national project “Science”

Ekonomika Nauki, 2018
As part of the implementation of the approved presidential decrees “On the strategy of scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation” and the national project “Science”, the Russian Federation should take leading positions in a ...
T. N. Erivantseva
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A proof of principle study using radiopharmaceuticals to quantify and localize container-content interactions in medical syringes

Scientific Reports, 2023
The sorption of drugs onto their contents is a known phenomenon that is difficult to analyse precisely. The purpose of this study was to present a non-invasive method for locating and quantifying sorption phenomena using radiopharmaceuticals ...
C. Dupire, P. Chennell, B. Pereira, N. Courtiol, S. Buj, R. Cueff, S. Crauste-Manciet, V. Sautou, C. Morgat   +8 more
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Estimated quantification of residual volume in vaccines supplies and its impact on the Brazilian health system [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Between 2017 and 2021, the Brazilian Unified Health System (BUHS) administered a total of 527,903,302 doses of immunizations. Each immunization results in the presence of a residual volume (RV) due to syringe dead space (DS).
YAGO MARCOS PESSOA-GONÇALVES, ANA LUCIA G. DE JESUS, HENRIQUE C.P. CARVALHO, CHAMBERTTAN S. DESIDÉRIO, RAFAEL O. TREVISAN, WESLLEY G. BOVI, MARCOS VINÍCIUS DA SILVA, CARLO JOSÉ F. OLIVEIRA   +7 more
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An Outbreak of Serratia marcescens in a Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit Associated with an Infected Solution of Pre-Prepared Syringes

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: The aim of the present study is to report an outbreak of bloodstream infections caused by Serratia marcescens in patients undergoing postoperational procedures in the Cardiothoracic Department and to describe the epidemiological ...
Maria Papagianni, Eleni Mylona, Sofia Kostourou, Chrysoula Kolokotroni, Dimitris Kounatidis, Natalia G. Vallianou, Vasileios Papastamopoulos   +6 more
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Issues with Intravitreal Administration of Anti-VEGF Drugs

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020
Marc Schargus,1,2 Andreas Frings1,3 1Department of Ophthalmology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Asklepios Hospital Nord-Heidberg, Hamburg, Germany; 3Augenarztpraxis Dr.
Schargus M, Frings A
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Needle stick injuries among dental students: risk factors and recommendations for prevention [PDF]

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2012
Aim: To evaluate the risk factors of needle stick injuries (NSIs) sustained by undergraduate dental students and nurse students at the King's College London (KCL) Dental Institute.
Kamis Gaballah, Dorothy Warbuton, Kamal Sihmbly, Tara Renton   +3 more
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