An outbreak of Serratia marcescens traced to a contaminated bronchoscope.
J Hosp Infect
; 23(4): 263-70, 1993 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8099925
ABSTRACT
An outbreak of colonization and infection with Serratia marcescens in a surgical Intensive Care Unit is described. A case-control study pointed to a bronchoscope as the source of the epidemic strain, and cultures of washing effluent of the incriminated bronchoscope yielded S. marcescens. Discontinuation of the use of the instrument and the implementation of recommendations for future use of bronchoscopes ended the outbreak.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serratia marcescens
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Contaminação de Equipamentos
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Surtos de Doenças
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Infecções por Serratia
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Broncoscópios
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hosp Infect
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda