Outbreak of Serratia marcescens infection due to contamination of multiple-dose vial of heparin-saline solution used to flush deep venous catheters or peripheral trocars

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-176

  Liu, D ^a   Zhang, L P ^b   Huang, S F ^b   Wang, Z ^a   Chen, P ^a   Wang, H ^a   Cheng, Y ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG PACKAGING; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; SERRATIA INFECTION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TROCAR;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEPARIN; HUMANS; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 78951483602     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.003     Document Type: Letter

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