Appropriate handling and storage reduce the risk of bacterial growth in enteral feeding systems reused within 24 hours
Gary P. Hubbard,
Johanna Van Wyk,
Louise Grinyer
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundEnteral tube feeding can require considerable amounts of plastic equipment including delivery sets and containers, often disposed of after a single feeding session because of bacterial contamination concerns. The aim of this research was to assess whether reuse of delivery sets and containers for up to 24 h is safe from a microbiological perspective.MethodsFour enteral tube feeding systems (FS) were tested under hygienic controlled or repeated inoculation challenge conditions using key foodborne path… Show more
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