Nosocomial Outbreak of Severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Haematological Patients

From June to September 1988, an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in neutropenic patients admitted to the Haematological Wards of "Ospedali Riuniti" in Bergamo, Italy, was detected. Out of 11 cases of P. aeruginosa infections, 8 were bacteremic. Of these, 7 died within few days...

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Published in:European journal of epidemiology 1993-07, Vol.9 (4), p.390-395
Main Authors: Grigis, A., Goglio, A., Parea, M., Gnecchi, F., Minetti, B., Barbui, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibiotics
Antiseptics
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Cleaning
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disinfection
Female
Hematology
Hospital Departments
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Italy
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - classification
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - isolation & purification
Pseudomonas Infections - epidemiology
Pseudomonas Infections - microbiology
Pseudomonas Infections - transmission
Quinolones
Sepsis
Specimens
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
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Summary:From June to September 1988, an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in neutropenic patients admitted to the Haematological Wards of "Ospedali Riuniti" in Bergamo, Italy, was detected. Out of 11 cases of P. aeruginosa infections, 8 were bacteremic. Of these, 7 died within few days of onset (mortality rate: 87.5%). Consequently, possible sources of infection were investigated, and moist areas of the hospital environment were shown to be highly contaminated by P. aeruginosa. A clinical and microbiological follow-up of patients admitted to the Haematological Wards was performed for a 10 month period following the outbreak. Adequate measures for cleaning and disinfection were shown to reduce the frequency of P. aeruginosa hospital infections.
ISSN:0393-2990
0392-2990
1573-7284
DOI:10.1007/BF00157395