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Blood Pressure Cuff as a Potential Vector of Pathogenic Microorganisms:A Prospective Study in a Teaching Hospital

C. de Gialluly, MD; V. Morange, MD; E. de Gialluly, MD; J. Loulergue, MD; N. van der Mee, PhD; R. Quentin, MD, PhD

To investigate the potential role of blood pressure (BP) cuffs in the spread of bacterial infections in hospitals. Design A comprehensive, prospective study quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating the bacterial contamination on BP cuffs of 203 sphygmomanometers in use in 18 hospital units from January through March 2003. Setting is a university hospital with surgical, medical, and pediatric units.

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