Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia caused by contaminated chlorhexidine in a hemodialysis unit

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Apr;29(4):377-8. doi: 10.1086/529032.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / adverse effects*
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / transmission
  • Burkholderia Infections / epidemiology*
  • Burkholderia Infections / microbiology
  • Burkholderia Infections / transmission
  • Burkholderia cepacia / isolation & purification*
  • Chlorhexidine / adverse effects*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / transmission
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Drug Contamination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Water Microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Chlorhexidine