Multidose vials versus single-dose vials: a study in sterility and cost-effectiveness
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 17 (2) , 377-9
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.17.2.377-379.1983
Abstract
A total of 197 multidose injectable vials were collected from 10 different nursing stations and evaluated for sterility. Experimental contamination studies were undertaken, and the cost-effectiveness of multidose vials was compared with that of single-dose vials. Our results showed that bacterial contamination of multidose injectable vials was not a significant hazard; in addition, contrary to common belief, the use of multidose vials was not always successful as a cost-containment measure.Keywords
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