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Outbreak of Burkholderia contaminans endophthalmitis traced to a clinic ventilation system.
Spilker, Theodore; Kratholm, Jens; Depoorter, Eliza; Vandamme, Peter; LiPuma, John J.
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  • Spilker T; Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Kratholm J; Narvik Eye Institute, Narvik, Norway.
  • Depoorter E; Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
  • Vandamme P; Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
  • LiPuma JJ; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 43(11): 1705-1707, 2022 11.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34250879
ABSTRACT
We describe the follow-up investigation of an outbreak of endophthalmitis due to Burkholderia contaminans following cataract surgery in a single clinic. Whole-genome sequence analysis of bacteria recovered from affected patients and the clinic identified the clinic's ventilation system as the source of infection.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Endoftalmite / Infecções por Burkholderia / Complexo Burkholderia cepacia Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Endoftalmite / Infecções por Burkholderia / Complexo Burkholderia cepacia Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article