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CORRESPONDENCE
Incorrect representation of aseptic techniques
  1. Alan F Merry1,
  2. Derryn A Gargiulo,
  3. Janie Sheridan,
  4. Craig S Webster,
  5. Simon Swift,
  6. Jane Torrie,
  7. Jennifer Weller,
  8. Kaylene Henderson,
  9. Jacqueline A Hannam
  1. 1University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  1. Correspondence to Professor Alan F Merry, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; a.merry{at}auckland.ac.nz

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We read with interest the recent article by Suvikas-Peltonen et al1 reviewing 26 studies of which 12 concerned incorrect practices that led to microbial contamination. Our study ‘Anaesthetic drug administration as a potential contributor to healthcare-associated infections: a prospective simulation-based evaluation of aseptic techniques in the administration of anaesthetic drugs’2 was one of the 12 reviewed articles. We would like to clarify …

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