Postoperative Chryseobacterium indologenes bloodstream infection caused by contamination of distillate water
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.368-369, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1086/508839
- Dergi Adı: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.368-369
- İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Chryseobacterium indologenes was isolated from blood samples from a 5-month-old infant with bloodstream infection. Environmental sampling was performed. Molecular typing with arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction demonstrated the cross-contamination of commercial distillate water. The infant was infected by this water as a result of medical assistance received during hospitalization. © 2007 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.