Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in a pediatric oncology care unit caused by an errant water jet into contaminated siphons
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
22333699
Abstract
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.
Date Issued
2012
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Geginat, Gernot | |
Hogardt, Michael | |
Kramer, Alexandra | |
Dürken, Matthias | |
Schroten, Horst | |
Tenenbaum, Tobias |
Additional Credits
Journal
Pediatric infectious disease journal
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN
0891-3668
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