Multi-institutional outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex associated with contaminated mannitol solution prepared in compounding pharmacy

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1038-1042

  Souza Dias, Maria Beatriz ^a   Cavassin, Larissa G T ^a   Stempliuk, Valeska ^a   Xavier, Luciene S ^a   Lobo, Renata D ^a   Sampaio, Jorge L M ^b   Pignatari, Antonio Carlos ^c   Borrasca, Vera L ^a   Bierrenbach, Ana Luiza ^a,d   Toscano, Cristiana M ^a,d,e  

^a HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^b Fleury   (Brazil)

^c Hospital 9 de Julho   (Brazil)

^d Sanas Epidemiology and Research   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endoscopic urological surgery; Extrinisic contamination; Health care associated infection; Outbreak investigation

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MANNITOL; MEROPENEM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA INFECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHARMACY; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ENDOSCOPIC UROLOGICAL SURGERY; EXTRINISIC CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANNITOL; MIDDLE AGED; SOLUTIONS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84887025904     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.033     Document Type: Article

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