| the prevalence of multidose vial contamination by aerobic bacteria in a major teaching hospital, shiraz, iran, 2006. | parenteral medications are usually given out in multidose vials (mdvs) and can be used for a prolonged period for 1 or more patients. the risk of extrinsic contamination of mdvs and its consequences may be serious and may lead to an outbreak, especially in hospitals. therefore, bacterial contamination of multiple-dose medication vials in namazi hospital, the major referral teaching hospital, in shiraz, southwestern iran, was evaluated. | 2009 | 19362388 |