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Pacemaker pocket infection due to environmental mycobacteria: Successful management of an outbreak and steps for prevention in future
BACKGROUND: An outbreak of surgical site infection (SSI) due to environmental mycobacteria (EMB) occurred in a hospital in Eastern India. METHOD: A quality improvement project (QIP) was undertaken to analyze the causes and prevent further outbreak. Step (1) Proof of the need: Four patients who had u...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4759492/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26896269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2015.06.023 |