Investigation of an outbreak of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection due to contaminated water. |
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| Authors: | Richard W Douce Jeannete Zurita Olga Sanchez Paul Cardenas Aldaz |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Vozandes-Quito, Quito, Ecuador. rdouce@hcjb.org.ec |
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| Abstract: | An outbreak of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections was reported in a hospital in Ecuador. Commercially produced ampoules of water for injection were found to be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia and Myroides odoratus. Removal of these ampoules yielded a 10-fold reduction in the incidence of catheter-associated infection. |
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