An Outbreak of Serratia marcescensBloodstream Infections Associated With Misuse of Drug Vials in a Surgical Ward

Autor: Pan, Angelo, Dolcetti, Lucia, Barosi, Catia, Catenazzi, Patrizia, Ceruti, Tomaso, Ferrari, Lucio, Magri, Silvia, Roldan, Eugenia Quiros, Soavi, Laura, Carnevale, Giuseppe
Zdroj: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology; January 2006, Vol. 27 Issue: 1 p79-82, 4p
Abstrakt: We report an outbreak of Serratia marcescensbloodstream infection due to contamination of total parenteral nutrition solution by insulin or poligeline solution when single-use vials were used for multiple doses in a surgical ward. Four patients had severe sepsis, and no patient died. Multidose vials, used either correctly or incorrectly, may be associated with bloodstream infection.
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