ArticleInfection prevention in practice2019
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Article in Infection prevention in practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Wickerhamomyces anomalus Pseudo-Outbreak Associated with Medical Lubricating Gel, South Africa, 2023-2024.Emerging infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Clinical Outcomes of Bloodstream Infections at a Burn Unit in Indonesia: A Three-Year Analysis.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2025Article
- Ultrasound transducer disinfection for percutaneous procedures: A review of the evidence supporting guideline recommendations.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2024Review
- In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol againstAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundDuring 2011 and 2012, an increase in occurrence of multidrug-resistant
aimTo identify risk factors for
methodsWe conducted a retrospective case-control study; reviewed BICU infection control policies, practices and procedures, and patient exposure to healthcare workers (HCWs), and obtained epidemiologically-directed environmental cultures.
findingsEleven patients met the case definition. On multivariate analysis, case-patients were more likely to have undergone an ultrasound procedure in the BICU (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 19.5; confidence interval [CI]: 2.4-435) or have a FlexiSeal™ device (AOR: 11.9, CI:1.3-276). Epidemiologically-directed cultures of the environment, ultrasound equipment, and ultrasound gel from opened containers on the ultrasound trolley and in the Ultrasound Department were negative for the outbreak pathogen. Culture of an open ultrasound gel dispenser stored in the Ultrasound Department yielded an
conclusionsBased on data from our epidemiologic, microbiologic, and observational studies, we believe that inadvertent extrinsic contamination of the gel dispenser occurred in the Ultrasound Department. Contaminated gel was then dispensed into multiuse vials of gel stored on the mobile carts. The outbreak was stemmed by instituting changes in practices in the Ultrasound Department, including introduction of single-use ultrasound vials and storage of ultrasound gel.
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