Critical care unit outbreak of Serratia liquefaciens from contaminated pressure monitoring equipment

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 301-307

  Harnett, S J ^a   Allen, K D ^a   Macmillan, R R ^a  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care unit (adult); Hospital acquired infections; Outbreak; Pressure monitoring; Serratia liquefaciens

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; IMIPENEM; INSULIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESPONSE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LOTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLING; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYRINGE;

EID: 0034930049     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.0941     Document Type: Article

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