Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections due to electronic faucets in a neonatal intensive care unit.
J Paediatr Child Health
; 48(5): 430-4, 2012 May.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To evaluate the role of electronic faucets in a newborn intensive care unit during a Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak.METHODS:
After three patients had P. aeruginosa bacteremia, environmental cultures including those from patient rooms, incubator, ventilators, total parenteral nutrition solutions, disinfection solutions, electronic and hand-operated faucet filters/water samples after removing filters and staff hands were taken.RESULTS:
Only filters of electronic faucets and water samples after removing filters and one liquid hand soap showed P. aeruginosa (3-7 × 106 cfu/mL). We have removed the electronic faucets and new elbow-operated faucets were installed. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of outbreak-blood culture isolates from two patients and isolates from electronic water faucets/one liquid hand soap indicated the presence of 90.7% genetically related subtype, probably from the same clone. Water cultures from new faucets were all clean after installation and after 7 months.CONCLUSION:
We suggest that electronic faucets may be considered a potential risk for P. aeruginosa in hospitals, especially in high-risk units.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Infecciones por Pseudomonas
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Unidades de Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Contaminación de Equipos
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Bacteriemia
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Fómites
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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En
Revista:
J Paediatr Child Health
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía