| Literature DB >> 17520554 |
Fred M Gordin1, Maureen E Schultz, Ruth Huber, Sabiha Zubairi, Frida Stock, Joseph Kariyil.
Abstract
We examined a cluster of 5 hemodialysis patients who contracted gram-negative bacteremia. A nurse who used an artificial fingernail to open a vial of heparin that was mixed to make a flush solution had a culture of an artificial fingernail specimen positive for Serratia marcescens. The typing of the S. marcescens strains isolated from the 5 patients and the nurse showed them to be identical. This finding provides strong support for policies prohibiting artificial nails for healthcare workers in all hemodialysis units.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17520554 DOI： 10.1086/517977
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN： 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254