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1974907

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Following isolation of a multi-antibiotic-resistant pseudomonad from a newborn infant on admission to the Special Care Baby Unit and further isolation of apparently the same organism from two additional infants, a full investigation was instigated in an attempt to discover the source of the organism. This revealed a further 13 infants apparently colonized with the same organism. Repeated screening of the infants with a commercial sterile swab/transport medium failed to isolate the organism. Examination of bottles of the in-house transport medium, which had been stored under a sink, produced further isolates of the same organism. Water splashed from the sink was suspected as the ultimate source of contamination. Biochemical characterization showed that P. pickettii and at least one other Pseudomonas species were involved. The epidemiological, clinical and economic implications of the 'outbreak' are discussed together with the ultimate financial implications for investigation of such incidents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0195-6701
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
59-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
A pseudo-outbreak of Pseudomonas on a special care baby unit.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article