Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2637392 | American Journal of Infection Control | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
From October to December 2007, an outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia occurred in a secondary care hospital. The 19 B cenocepacia isolated from the patients, the chlorhexidine solutions of each different ward, and the purified water that diluted these solutions exhibited an identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. Inadequate preparation of chlorhexidine solutions diluted with contaminated purified water may have resulted in an outbreak of B cenocepacia. Adequate preparation of chlorhexidine solutions should be emphasized.
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Authors
Shinwon Lee, Seung Woo Han, Gunwoo Kim, Do Young Song, Je Chul Lee, Ki Tae Kwon,