Outbreak of ertapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae urinary tract infections due to a contaminated ureteroscope

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-124

  Chang, C L ^a   Su, L H ^b,c   Lu, C M ^a   Tai, F T ^a   Huang, Y C ^b,c   Chang, K K ^a  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contamination; Enterobacter cloacae; Medical devices; Outbreak; Ureteroscope; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; ERTAPENEM; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INOSINE PHOSPHATE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; EPIDEMIC; EPSILOMETER TEST; ERTAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; URETEROSCOPE; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CONTAMINATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; MEDICAL DEVICES; OUTBREAK; URETEROSCOPE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN; URETEROSCOPES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84884204590     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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