Abstract
We describe a 7-month outbreak of nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia involving eight children in a pediatric hospital and the results of epidemiological investigations. A B. cepacia strain genotypically identical to the blood isolates was recovered from the upper surface of capped rubber stoppers of bottles of a commercial lipid emulsion used for parenteral nutrition.
MeSH terms
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Bacteremia / epidemiology*
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Burkholderia Infections / epidemiology*
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Burkholderia Infections / microbiology
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Burkholderia cepacia* / classification
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Burkholderia cepacia* / genetics
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Burkholderia cepacia* / isolation & purification
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Emulsions
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Equipment Contamination*
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Lipids
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Parenteral Nutrition / adverse effects
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Parenteral Nutrition / instrumentation
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Paris / epidemiology
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Ribotyping