Nosocomial outbreak of two strains of Burkholderia cepacia caused by contaminated heparin

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 398-400

  Yang, C J ^a   Chen, T C ^a   Liao, L F ^b   Ma, L ^c   Wang, C S ^a   Lu, P L ^a   Chen, Y H ^a   Hwan, J J ^a   Siu, L K ^c   Huang, M S ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Wen Hsiung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALARIA; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 47749113246     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.03.011     Document Type: Letter

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