Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bloodstream infection at an outpatient hematology and oncology practice

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1311-1313

  Abe, Karon ^a   D'Angelo, Melissa Tobin ^a   Sunenshine, Rebecca ^b   Noble Wang, Judith ^b   Cope, James ^a   Jensen, Bette ^b   Srinivasan, Arjun ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; HEPARIN; ONDANSETRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDLE; OUTPATIENT; SYRINGE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 35348953635     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522679     Document Type: Article

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