An Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia with Septicemia on a Cardiology Ward

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-113

  Van Laer, Frank ^a   Raes, David ^b   Vandamme, Peter ^b   Lammens, Christine ^b   Sion, Jean Paul ^b   Vrints, Chris ^b   Snoeck, Jozef ^b   Goossens, Herman ^b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BACTEREMIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GLUCOSE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RISK FACTORS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0031992913     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30142001     Document Type: Article

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