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Alternative Title:
Am J Infect Control
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.05.015
Personal Author:
Peterson, Amy E. ; Chitnis, Amit S. ; Xiang, Nan ; Scaletta, Joseph M. ; Geist, Robert ; ... More +
Peterson, Amy E. ; Chitnis, Amit S. ; Xiang, Nan ; Scaletta, Joseph M. ; Geist, Robert ; Schwartz, Jennifer ; DeMent, Jamie ; Lawlor, Elizabeth ; LiPuma, John J. ; O’Connell, Heather ; Noble-Wang, Judith ; Kallen, Alexander J. ; Hunt, D. Charles Less -
Description:
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.
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Burkholderia Cepacia Complex
Burkholderia Infections
Cluster Analysis
Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Genotype
Humans
Infection Control
Mechanical
Molecular Typing
Respiration, Artificial
Ventilation

Source:
Am J Infect Control. 41(12):1298-1300.
Pubmed ID:
23973426
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5654375
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:a4c2a275588077cba343a18e4ddfcc3d3a25c8a560b9bbbb4ae19b97d48b400c
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