Cluster of Pseudoinfections with Burkholderia cepacia Associated with a Contaminated Washer‐Disinfector in a Bronchoscopy Unit

In December 2008, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples obtained from 3 patients were positive for Burkholderia cepacia complex on culture. Samples obtained from bronchoscopes and rinse‐water samples obtained from the washer‐disinfector were found to be positive for B. cepacia complex. The cause of t...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2010-07, Vol.31 (7), p.769-771
Main Authors: Rosengarten, Dror, Block, Colin, Hidalgo‐Grass, Carlos, Temper, Violeta, Gross, Ilana, Budin‐Mizrahi, Anna, Berkman, Neville, Benenson, Shmuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Antiseptics
Basins
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology
Bronchoscopes
Bronchoscopes - microbiology
Bronchoscopy
Burkholderia cepacia
Burkholderia cepacia - isolation & purification
Burkholderia Infections - epidemiology
Burkholderia Infections - microbiology
Concise Communication
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Disease Outbreaks
Disinfection - instrumentation
Endoscopes
Endoscopy
Equipment Contamination
Hospital Units - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infections
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Israel - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Nursing
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Water filtration
Water Microbiology
Water samples
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Summary:In December 2008, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples obtained from 3 patients were positive for Burkholderia cepacia complex on culture. Samples obtained from bronchoscopes and rinse‐water samples obtained from the washer‐disinfector were found to be positive for B. cepacia complex. The cause of this pseudo‐outbreak was that the washer‐disinfector was installed without the required antibacterial filter.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/653611