Outbreak of nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia infection and colonization associated with intrinsically contaminated mouthwash

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作者
Matrician, L [1 ]
Ange, G [1 ]
Burns, S [1 ]
Fanning, WL [1 ]
Kioski, C [1 ]
Cage, GD [1 ]
Komatsu, KK [1 ]
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[1] Arizona Dept Hlth Serv, Infect Dis Epidemiol & Clin Microbiol Sect, Phoenix, AZ 85007 USA
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10.1086/501719
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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From August 1996 through June 1998, 69 ventilated, intensive care unit patients at two Arizona hospitals had nosocomial respiratory tract cultures positive for Burkholderia cepacia. Intrinsically contaminated alcohol-free mouthwash was identified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as the source of the outbreak.
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