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. 2013 Feb;41(2):e7-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.004.

Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a neonatal care unit associated with feeding bottles heaters

Jesús Molina-Cabrillana  1 , Fernando Artiles-Campelo, Elena Dorta-Hung, Candelaria Santana-Reyes, Anna Quori, Bernardo Lafarga-Capuz, Juana R Hernández-Vera
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Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a neonatal care unit associated with feeding bottles heaters

Jesús Molina-Cabrillana et al. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

This report describes an outbreak caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal care unit possibly linked to feeding bottles heaters. Infection control measures were undertaken such as reinforcement of contact isolation precautions, environmental microbiologic sampling, educational sessions on hand hygiene, and use of sterilized water to refill feeding bottles heaters. The sustained eradication of P aeruginosa isolates after implementing control measures on feeding bottles heaters strongly suggests those as the source of the outbreak.

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