An Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia with Septicemia on a Cardiology Ward

During a 3-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 1-L bag. B cepacia, genotypically identical to the blood isolates, was isolated from this bag.

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 1998-02, Vol.19 (2), p.112-113
Main Authors: van Laer, Frank, Raes, David, Vandamme, Peter, Lammens, Christine, Sion, Jean Paul, Vrints, Chris, Snoeck, Jozef, Goossens, Herman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Burkholderia cepacia
Burkholderia Infections - microbiology
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiology
Cardiology Service, Hospital
Catheterization
Concise Communications
Cross Infection - microbiology
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Contamination
Fever
Glucose
Heart catheterization
Heparin
Hospitals, University
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Medical syringes
Nursing
Predisposing factors
Risk Factors
Sepsis
Solutions
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Summary:During a 3-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 1-L bag. B cepacia, genotypically identical to the blood isolates, was isolated from this bag.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/647778