Polyclonal Burkholderia cepacia Complex Outbreak in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Caused by Contaminated Aqueous Chlorhexidine.

Wong, Sally C Y; Wong, Shuk-Ching; Chen, Jonathan H K; Poon, Rosana W S; Hung, Derek L L; Chiu, Kelvin H Y; So, Simon Y C; Leung, Wing Shan; Chan, Tak Mao; Yap, Desmond Y H; Chuang, Vivien W M; Yuen, Kwok-Yung; Cheng, Vincent C C

Wong, Sally C Y; Wong, Shuk-Ching; Chen, Jonathan H K; Poon, Rosana W S; Hung, Derek L L; Chiu, Kelvin H Y; So, Simon Y C; Leung, Wing Shan; Chan, Tak Mao; Yap, Desmond Y H; Chuang, Vivien W M; Yuen, Kwok-Yung; Cheng, Vincent C C.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(9): 1987-1997, 2020 09.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32818396

Subject(s)

Burkholderia Infections; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Cross Infection; Peritoneal Dialysis; Burkholderia Infections/epidemiology; Burkholderia cepacia complex/genetics; Chlorhexidine; Cross Infection/epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Hong Kong; Humans

Key words

B. cenocepacia; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Hong Kong. China; bacteria; chlorhexidine; epidemiology; genomic sequencing; manufacturers; nosocomial infections; outbreak; peritoneal dialysis; polyclonal; wound infection

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cross Infection / Peritoneal Dialysis / Burkholderia Infections / Burkholderia cepacia complex Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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