Intrinsic Klebsiella pneumoniae contamination of liquid germicidal hand soap containing chlorhexidine

被引:10
作者
Brooks, SE [1 ]
Walczak, MA [1 ]
Malcolm, S [1 ]
Hameed, R [1 ]
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[1] Kingsbrook Jewish Med Ctr, Dept Infect Control & Clin Microbiol, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
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10.1086/502314
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];
摘要
We describe intrinsic contamination with Klebsiella pneumoniae occurring during the manufacture of germicidal hand soap, labeled as containing 2% chlorhexidine, used throughout a 350-bed community medical center. A 3-year retrospective study failed to find evidence of increased incidence of clinical isolates of this strain.
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