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ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2022

A pseudo-outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex in a Kentucky hospital.

Chad C Eldridge, Andrea H Flinchum, Doug Thoroughman, Kevin B Spicer

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Article in American journal of infection control, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Chad C EldridgeHealthcare-Associated Infection/Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Program, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, KY. Electronic address: chad.eldridge@ky.gov.
Andrea H FlinchumHealthcare-Associated Infection/Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Program, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, KY.
Doug ThoroughmanDivision of Epidemiology and Health Planning, Kentucky Department for Public Health; Career Epidemiology Field Officer Program, Division of State and Local Readiness, Center for Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Kevin B SpicerHealthcare-Associated Infection/Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Program, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, KY; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A cluster of Burkholderia cepacia complex cases from January to October 2020 among outpatients undergoing urologic procedures within a Kentucky hospital's operating rooms was investigated. This investigation included a laboratory look-back, chart reviews, exposure tracing, staff interviews, and direct observation of infection prevention and control practices. A significant protocol breach in a laboratory procedure led to contamination of surgical specimens submitted for culture with nonsterile saline. Pseudo-outbreaks often highlight gaps in infection control processes. Healthcare facilities can make substantial improvements in patient care quality and safety as they respond to identified gaps and improve systems and protocols.

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Burkholderia cepacia complexBurkholderia InfectionsCross InfectionDisease OutbreaksHospitalsHumansKentuckyCulture of safetyInfection prevention and controlInvestigationLaboratoryPolicy and procedureSurgical specimen

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PMID34742748
PMCPMC8924913

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