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., ...More

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, vol.10, no.1, pp.143, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s13756-021-01004-8
  • Journal Name: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.143
  • Keywords: Burkholderia cepacia, Outbreak, Intensive care unit, Chlorhexidine mouthwash, Ventilator-associated-pneumoniae, Healthcare associated infection, Contamination, Outbreak investigation, CRITERIA, COMPLEX
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.