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Case Reports
. 2019 Dec;47(12):1510-1512.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.05.005. Epub 2019 Jul 2.

An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infections following outpatient flexible cystoscopy

Elodie Sorbets  1 , Marine Evrevin  1 , Estelle Jumas-Bilak  2 , Agnès Masnou  2 , Anne Lotthé  1 , Rodolphe Thuret  3 , Pascale Chaize  1 , Frederic Peyremorte  4 , Sara Romano-Bertrand  5 , Sylvie Parer  2
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An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infections following outpatient flexible cystoscopy

Elodie Sorbets et al. Am J Infect Control. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

The investigation of an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infections after ambulatory cystoscopies identified a damaged cystoscope contaminated by P aeruginosa and acting as a relay object. This outbreak urges us not to trivialize urinary tract infections occurring after an elective cystoscopy. Patients should be advised to signal the occurrence of urologic symptoms after urologic exploration.

Keywords: Infection control; Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection; Urology.

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