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Disinfecting Port Protectors
Why scrub a port with an alcohol pad when you can simply twist
these alcohol-containing caps onto IV access points? Curos Stopper
caps for open female luers such as stopcocks and catheter hubs
contain a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol reservoir to disinfect against a
number of microorganisms commonly associated with central line-
associated bloodstream infection, says 3M. The caps' bright red color
help caregivers verify at a glance that a port is clean.
3M.com/curos
