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. 1998 Oct;19(10):791-4.
doi: 10.1086/647728.

An outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections related to contaminated chlorhexidine

P Vigeant  1 , V G Loo, C Bertrand, C Dixon, R Hollis, M A Pfaller, A P McLean, D J Briedis, T M Perl, H G Robson
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An outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections related to contaminated chlorhexidine

P Vigeant et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Oct.

Abstract

An outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections occurred in a university tertiary-care hospital. Alcohol-free chlorhexidine solutions were contaminated with S marcescens. The majority of patient and chlorhexidine strains had similar pulsed field-gel electrophoresis banding patterns. Chlorhexidine was recalled, and the rate of S marcescens isolation returned to baseline. Chlorhexidine without alcohol should not be used as an antiseptic.

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