An outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia with septicemia on a cardiology ward

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van Laer, F [1 ]
Raes, D [1 ]
Vandamme, P [1 ]
Lammens, C [1 ]
Sion, JP [1 ]
Vrints, C [1 ]
Snoeck, J [1 ]
Goossens, H [1 ]
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[1] Univ Antwerp Hosp, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
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During a 5-day period, eight patients developed septicemia with Burkholderia cepacia. Heparin injection was found to be a risk factor. Heparin was diluted with dextrose solution, which was aspirated from a l-L bag. B cepacia, genotypically identical to the blood isolates, was isolated from this bag.
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