We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
A Multistate Nosocomial Outbreak of Ralstonia pickettii Colonization Associated with an...
- Authors
Labarca, Jaime A.; Trick, William E.; Peterson, Carol L.; Carson, Loretta A.; Holt, Stacey C.; Arduino, Matthew J.; Meylan, Marysia; Mascola, Laurene; Jarvis, William R.
- Abstract
Studies a multistate nosocomial outbreak of Ralstonia pickettii colonization associated with an intrinsically contaminated respiratory care solution. Culture of saline solution from previously unopened vials; Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis of available product and patient isolates; Possibility of product contamination in hospitals with the detection of R. pickettii.
- Subjects
RALSTONIA; RESPIRATORY intensive care; NOSOCOMIAL infections; MICROBIAL contamination
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1999, Vol 29, Issue 5, p1281
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/313458