Abstract
An outbreak of Pseudomonas fluorescens infection in six patients in a coronary care unit was associated with a source not previously reported, namely the ice bath used for cardiac output determinations. Outbreaks of pseudobacteraemia caused by P. fluorescens and occasional blood transfusion-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) have been described. However, during the last two decades, two outbreaks of P. fluorescens BSI have been described and this article reports a third. Isolation of P. fluorescens in blood cultures must alert clinicians to the possibility of contamination of infusate, lock solutions or catheter flush.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 286-289 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Hospital Infection |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- Bloodstream infection
- Cardiac output measurement
- Catheter-related infections
- Cross-infection
- Emerging communicable diseases
- Pseudomonas fluorescens