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  • Title: [Risk of infection due to catheter reuse].
    Author: Heeg P, Herz L, Frank U, Kappstein I, Daschner F.
    Journal: Radiologe; 1988 Sep; 28(9):435-7. PubMed ID: 3186978.
    Abstract:
    Cardiac catheters assigned for reprocessing revealed only minor bacterial contamination. Random samples taken from reprocessed catheters were sterile and free from pyrogens. Among a total of 461 prospectively surveyed patients, in 16 cases a short increase of temperature up to 37.5 degrees C was observed, which appeared independent from the application of reprocessed catheters. None of the patients developed fever or symptoms of catheter-related infection.
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