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. 2011 Nov;39(9):775-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.12.005. Epub 2011 Jun 12.

Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex among ventilated pediatric patients linked to hospital sinks

Cynthia A Lucero  1 , Adam L Cohen, Ingrid Trevino, Angela Hammer Rupp, Michelle Harris, Sinead Forkan-Kelly, Judith Noble-Wang, Bette Jensen, Alicia Shams, Matthew J Arduino, John J LiPuma, Susan I Gerber, Arjun Srinivasan
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Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex among ventilated pediatric patients linked to hospital sinks

Cynthia A Lucero et al. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

We investigated a cluster of Burkholderia cepacia complex colonization in ventilated pediatric patients. Isolates from 15 patients, 2 sink drains, and several ventilator components were found to belong to a single B cenocepacia clone. Hospital tap water used during oral and tracheostomy care was identified as the most likely mechanism for transmission.

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