Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia in immunocompetent children caused by contaminated nebulized sulbutamol in Saudi Arabia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 431-432

  Memish, Ziad A ^a   Stephens, Gwen ^a   Balkhy, Hanan H ^a   Cunningham, Gwen ^a   Francis, Christine ^a   Poff, Greg ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

BACTEREMIA; BIOMEDICINE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA INFECTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEBULIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PLAGIARISM; PUBLISHING; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 66149145519     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.10.002     Document Type: Letter

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