Enteral tube hub as a reservoir for transmissible enteric bacteria

Am J Infect Control. 2006 Apr;34(3):131-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.10.005.

Abstract

Enteral feeding is a risk factor for cross transmission of microbes. Administration set tubing can be colonized by organisms present in the enteral tube hub; molecular typing has demonstrated genetic relatedness of enteric bacteria isolated from both sites. Strict attention to infection control measures is imperative when handling enteral feed apparatuses.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteria / pathogenicity
  • Cross Infection / etiology
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Disease Reservoirs / microbiology*
  • Enteral Nutrition*
  • Equipment Contamination*
  • Humans