Assessing the Efficacy of Alcohol Swabbing in Preventing Bacterial Colonization of Single-Use Vials: A Pilot Study.

Christolias G, Luo H, Schneider B, Thomas J, Whittier S, Singh J, Chen A, Solberg J, Ehsanian R

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.90512
Published: 2025 Aug
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.90512,
  title = {Assessing the Efficacy of Alcohol Swabbing in Preventing Bacterial Colonization of Single-Use Vials: A Pilot Study.},
  author = {Christolias G and Luo H and Schneider B and Thomas J and Whittier S and Singh J and Chen A and Solberg J and Ehsanian R},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.90512},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.90512}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assessing the Efficacy of Alcohol Swabbing in Preventing Bacterial Colonization of Single-Use Vials: A Pilot Study.
AU  - Christolias G
AU  - Luo H
AU  - Schneider B
AU  - Thomas J
AU  - Whittier S
AU  - Singh J
AU  - Chen A
AU  - Solberg J
AU  - Ehsanian R
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.90512
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.90512
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G, C., H, L., B, S., J, T., S, W., J, S., A, C., J, S., & R, E. (2025). Assessing the Efficacy of Alcohol Swabbing in Preventing Bacterial Colonization of Single-Use Vials: A Pilot Study.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.90512

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