Contaminated Ventilator Air Flow Sensor Linked to Bacillus cereus Colonization of Newborns

We investigated Bacillus cereus–positive tracheal aspirates from infants on ventilators in a neonatal intensive care unit. Multilocus sequence typing determined a genetic match between strains isolated from samples from a case-patient and from the air flow sensor in the ventilator. Changing the ster...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Turabelidze, George, Gee, Jay E., Hoffmaster, Alex R., Manian, Farrin, Butler, Cindy, Byrd, David, Schildknecht, Stephanie, Hauser, Lina Chavez, Duncan, Mary, Ferrett, Rhonda, Evans, Dana, Talley, Crystal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23647973
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.12039
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Sumario:We investigated Bacillus cereus–positive tracheal aspirates from infants on ventilators in a neonatal intensive care unit. Multilocus sequence typing determined a genetic match between strains isolated from samples from a case-patient and from the air flow sensor in the ventilator. Changing the sterilization method for sensors to steam autoclaving stopped transmission.

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