Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection following urodynamic studies traced to contaminated transducer

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 344-346

  Bilavsky, E ^a,b   Pfeffer, I ^a   Tarabeia, J ^a   Schechner, V ^a   Abu Hanna, J ^a   Grisaru Soen, G ^a,b   Schwartz, D ^a   Navon Venezia, S ^a,b   Carmeli, Y ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Urinary tract infection; Urodynamic studies; Urology outbreak

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COLISTIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEVICE INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA INFECTION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; URODYNAMICS; UROSEPSIS;

AGED; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84875393908     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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