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A plasma expander-related Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak.

Authors :
Orsi GB
Villari P
Mondillo V
Fabiani M
Marzuillo C
Penni A
Venditti M
Source :
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases [Scand J Infect Dis] 2006; Vol. 38 (11-12), pp. 1085-8.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

Nine patients developed P. aeruginosa bloodstream infection (BSI) in a neurosurgical intensive care unit (NSICU) during a 2-month period. Environmental strains were isolated from a plasma-expander solution and tap water. All clinical and plasma-expander strains displayed the same PFGE pattern, whereas the water strains were unrelated to the outbreak.

Subjects

Subjects :
Bacteremia etiology
Cross Infection etiology
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Gelatin adverse effects
Humans
Neurosurgical Procedures
Postoperative Complications microbiology
Pseudomonas Infections etiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa classification
Bacteremia microbiology
Cross Infection microbiology
Disease Outbreaks
Infection Control methods
Plasma Substitutes adverse effects
Pseudomonas Infections epidemiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0036-5548
Volume :
38
Issue :
11-12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17148082
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540600794402
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