| Literature DB >> 23608047 |
Shinwon Lee1, Seung Woo Han, Gunwoo Kim, Do Young Song, Je Chul Lee, Ki Tae Kwon.
Abstract
From October to December 2007, an outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia occurred in a secondary care hospital. The 19 B cenocepacia isolated from the patients, the chlorhexidine solutions of each different ward, and the purified water that diluted these solutions exhibited an identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. Inadequate preparation of chlorhexidine solutions diluted with contaminated purified water may have resulted in an outbreak of B cenocepacia. Adequate preparation of chlorhexidine solutions should be emphasized.Entities:
Keywords: Burkholderia cepacia complex; Disinfectants; Hospital outbreak; Water contamination
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23608047 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Infect Control ISSN: 0196-6553 Impact factor: 2.918