The Impact of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol-Impregnated Disinfecting Caps on Needleless Connector Colonization in Ambulatory Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Patients
Alcohol-impregnated disinfecting caps significantly reduce microbial colonization of NCs and extension set lumens in pediatric oncology patients, suggesting their effectiveness in infection prevention.
Authors
- Fahri Yüce Ayhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2982-0240)
- Arzu Bayram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-8877)
- Yeliz Oruç
- İlker Devrim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6053-8027)
- İlker Yavuz
- Nuri Bayram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-2518)
- R. Bulut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-3057)
- Begümhan Demir Gündoğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6234-0874)
- Şebnem Önen Göktepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6772-237X)
- Miray Yılmaz Çelebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3537-0664)
- Tuba Hilkay Karapınar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-332X)
- Canan Dinç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-9900)
- Hıncal Özbakır (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-3511)
- Fatih Aslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1002-7202)
- Sevgi Seda Çığırgan
Institutions
- OSRAM (United States) (US)
- Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi (TR)
- Utkal University of Culture (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infusion Nursing
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nan.0000000000000612
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00