An outbreak investigation of Burkholderia cepacia infections related with contaminated chlorhexidine mouthwash solution in a tertiary care center in Turkey.

Bilgin H., Altinkanat Gelmez G., Bayrakdar F., Sayin E., Gül F., Pazar N., ...Daha Fazla

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.143, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s13756-021-01004-8
  • Dergi Adı: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.143
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Burkholderia cepacia, Outbreak, Intensive care unit, Chlorhexidine mouthwash, Ventilator-associated-pneumoniae, Healthcare associated infection, Contamination, Outbreak investigation, CRITERIA, COMPLEX
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: We report a nosocomial outbreak caused by Burkholderia cepacia that occurred among six patients admitted in the medical and surgical intensive care unit between 04 March 2019 and 02 April 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.