Outbreak of Achromobacter xylosoxidans pseudobacteremia in a neonatal care unit related to contaminated chlorhexidine solution

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 435-437

  Molina Cabrillana, J ^a   Santana Reyes, C ^b   Gonzalez Garcia A ^c   Bordes Benitez A ^c   Horcajada, I ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MATERNO INFANTIL DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORHEXIDINE; MEROPENEM;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ACHROMOBACTER DENITRIFICANS; BACTEREMIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 34249913436     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0311-7     Document Type: Article

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