Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	21600
Country	Japan

Received	2015-07-28 17:48
Peer-Review Started	2015-08-06 08:22
To Make the First Decision	2015-09-28 13:35
Return for Revision	2015-10-10 20:41
Revised	2015-10-21 18:03
Second Decision	2015-12-23 16:37
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2016-01-07 16:35
Articles in Press	2016-01-07 16:35
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-03-04 15:26
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-03-18 09:50

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Category	Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Efficient management and maintenance of ultrasonic nebulizers to prevent microbial contamination
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yoko Ida, Hiroaki Ohnishi, Kouji Araki, Ryoichi Saito, Shin Kawai and Takashi Watanabe
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hiroaki Ohnishi, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan. onishi@ks.kyorin-u.ac.jp
Key Words	Prevention; Contamination; Burkholderia cepacia; Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA assay; Ultrasonic nebulizer
Core Tip	In this study, we sought the cause of an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) infec-tion among inpatients using ultrasonic nebulizers and evaluated the efficacy of new methods for nebulizer maintenance introduced following the outbreak. Precise investigation revealed damaged diaphragms in many nebulizers, which we speculated would be the major cause of Bcc contamination of nebulizers and subsequent Bcc infection. The new maintenance methods for nebu-lizers, including restriction of the usage period, thorough disinfection, and routine check for diaphragm breakage, remarkably reduced Bcc isolation from nebulizers and patients’ samples.
Publish Date	2016-03-18 09:50
Citation	Ida Y, Ohnishi H, Araki K, Saito R, Kawai S, Watanabe T. Efficient management and maintenance of ultrasonic nebulizers to prevent microbial contamination. World J Methodol 2016; 6(1): 126-132
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v6/i1/126.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v6.i1.126

Full Article (PDF)	WJM-6-126.pdf
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