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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Turabelidze, George; Gee, Jay E.; Hoffmaster, Alex R.; Manian, Farrin; Butler, Cindy; ... More +
Turabelidze, George; Gee, Jay E.; Hoffmaster, Alex R.; Manian, Farrin; Butler, Cindy; Byrd, David; Schildknecht, Stephanie; Hauser, Lina Chavez; Duncan, Mary; Ferrett, Rhonda; Evans, Dana; Talley, Crystal; Less -
Description:
We investigated Bacillus cereus-positive tracheal aspirates from infants on ventilators in a neonatal intensive care unit. Multilocus sequence typing determined a genetic match between strains isolated from samples from a case-patient and from the air flow sensor in the ventilator. Changing the sterilization method for sensors to steam autoclaving stopped transmission.
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Air Flow Sensor
Bacillus Cereus
Bacteria
Cluster
Colonization
Disinfection
Dispatch
Equipment Contamination
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Multilocus Sequence Typing
Neonate
Newborn
Sterilization
Ventilator
Ventilators, Mechanical
Disinfection

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 19(5):781-783.;
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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