What's in Your Bottle? Investigating a Pseudo-outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.04.152
Abstract: BACKGROUND In June 2018, two patients were identified with positive blood cultures for Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia), with a third identified in July of 2018. All occurred in the Emergency Department of a 310-bed hospital… read more here.
Keywords: burkholderia cepacia; bottle; ultrasound gel; pseudo outbreak ... See more keywords
Systematic review of ultrasound gel associated Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreaks: clinical presentation, causes and outbreak control.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) is an emerging opportunistic pathogen among immunocompromised patients. It frequently contaminates saline, fluids and ultrasound (US) gel used in hospitals. This systematic review was conducted to analyze Bcc outbreaks due… read more here.
Keywords: review; ultrasound gel; burkholderia cepacia; gel ... See more keywords
A child polysensitized to all constituents of Biseptine
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DOI: 10.1111/cod.13393
Abstract: were associated with propylene glycol, parabens, isothiazolinones, and methyldibromo glutaronitrile in Euxyl K 400. Patch tests with sensitized patients' triethanolamine-containing preparations are frequently negative. Therefore, it is advisable to test the components of the ultrasound… read more here.
Keywords: child polysensitized; constituents biseptine; polysensitized constituents; ultrasound gel ... See more keywords