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Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in a pediatric oncology care unit caused by an errant water jet into contaminated siphons

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We analyzed an outbreak of invasive infections with an exotoxin U positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain within a pediatric oncology care unit. Environmental sampling and molecular characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains led to identification of the outbreak source. An errant water je...

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Main Authors: Rudolph, Henriette (Author) , Geginat, Gernot (Author) , Dürken, Matthias (Author) , Schroten, Horst (Author) , Tenenbaum, Tobias (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2012
In: The pediatric infectious disease journal
Year: 2012, Volume: 31, Issue: 6, Pages: 648-650
ISSN:1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0b013e31824d1a11
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31824d1a11
Verlag, Volltext: http://content.wkhealth.com/linkback/openurl?sid=WKPTLP:landingpage&an=00006454-201206000-00029
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Author Notes:Henriette Schneider, Gernot Geginat, Michael Hogardt, Alexandra Kramer, Matthias Dürken, Horst Schroten, and Tobias Tenenbaum
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Summary:We analyzed an outbreak of invasive infections with an exotoxin U positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain within a pediatric oncology care unit. Environmental sampling and molecular characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains led to identification of the outbreak source. An errant water jet into the sink within patient rooms was observed. Optimized outbreak management resulted in an abundance of further Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections within the pediatric oncology care unit.
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ISSN:1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0b013e31824d1a11

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