Contaminated Ventilator Air Flow Sensor Linked to Bacillus cereus Colonization of Newborns

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

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Contaminated Ventilator Air Flow Sensor Linked to Bacillus cereus Colonization of Newborns

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May 2013
By Turabelidze, George ; Gee, Jay E. ; Hoffmaster, Alex R.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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
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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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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(5):781-783.
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Journal Article
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19
Issue:

5
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18771/cdc_18771_DS1.pdf
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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