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Amy E Peterson1, Amit S Chitnis, Nan Xiang, Joseph M Scaletta, Robert Geist, Jennifer Schwartz, Jamie Dement, Elizabeth Lawlor, John J Lipuma, Heather O'Connell, Judith Noble-Wang, Alexander J Kallen, D Charles Hunt.
Abstract
We investigated a cluster of 10 Burkholderia cepacia complex-positive cultures among ventilated patients and those with a tracheostomy in an acute care hospital. Isolates from 5 patients had outbreak-strain-related Burkholderia contaminans. Isolates of B. cepacia complex unrelated to the outbreak strain were cultured from a sink drain. The investigation identified practices that might have led to contamination of patient respiratory care supplies with tap water, which might have contributed to the cluster. Published by Mosby, Inc.Entities:
Keywords: Burkholderia cepacia complex; Infection control; Mechanical; Ventilation
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23973426 PMCID: PMC5654375 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.05.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Infect Control ISSN: 0196-6553 Impact factor: 2.918