An Outbreak of Pseudomonas Sepsis Associated with Nosocomial Infection in a Pediatric Ward
| Autor: | Morio Yabiku, Naoyuki Ito, Masataka Maeyama, Masumi Seto, Sung-Soo Lee, Masao Togawa, Takahiro Sugita, Hiroko Toi, Masashi Shiomi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Bacteremia Burkholderia cepacia medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Sepsis medicine Humans Pseudomonas Infections Blood culture Fever of unknown origin Child Intensive care medicine Cross Infection medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas Imipenem/cilastatin Infant Outbreak General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Pseudomonas species Child Preschool Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. 67:361-365 |
| ISSN: | 1884-569X 0387-5911 |
| DOI: | 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.67.361 |
| Popis: | A five-year old girl, diagnosed with fever of unknown origin (FUO), was transferred to our hospital due to a deterioration in her general condition. Pseudomonas cepacia (P. cepacia) was detected in her blood culture and she soon recovered after imipenem cilastatin (IPM/CS) administration. When the former hospital was informed of the results of her blood cultures, we learned that five other cases of FUO had occurred there within the previous two weeks in noncompromised children. Except for one case, Pseudomonas species was detected in their blood cultures. P. cepacia was found in one case, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) was detected in two other cases, and both P. cepacia and P. aeruginosa were demonstrated in the other patient. Although the origin of the bacteria is unknown, it may have spread to the children through a contaminated liquid reservoir or medical devices. |
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