A napkin-associated outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia bacteraemia in haemodialysis patients

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-62

  Lo Cascio, G ^a   Bonora, M G ^a   Zorzi, A ^b   Mortani, E ^b   Tessitore, N ^b   Loschiavo, C ^b   Lupo, A ^b   Solbiati, M ^b   Fontana, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burkholderia cepacia complex; Haemodialysis; Molecular typing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPER; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; ITALY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

BACTEREMIA; BANDAGES; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ITALY; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 33746763485     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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