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Intrinsically Contaminated Alcohol-Free Mouthwash Implicated in a Nosocomial Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Colonization and Infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Jesús Molina-Cabrillana ,
Margarita Bolaños-Rivero ,
Eva E. Alvarez-León ,
Antonio M. Martín Sánchez ,
Manuel Sánchez-Palacios ,
David Alvarez  and
Juan A. Sáez-Nieto
Jesús Molina-Cabrillana*
Affiliation:
Medicine Preventive Service, Complejo Hospitalario Materno-Insular, Las Palmas, Gran Canada, Canary Islands, Spain
Margarita Bolaños-Rivero
Affiliation:
Microbiology Service, Complejo Hospitalario Materno-Insular, Las Palmas, Gran Canada, Canary Islands, Spain
Eva E. Alvarez-León
Affiliation:
Medicine Preventive Service, Complejo Hospitalario Materno-Insular, Las Palmas, Gran Canada, Canary Islands, Spain
Antonio M. Martín Sánchez
Affiliation:
Microbiology Service, Complejo Hospitalario Materno-Insular, Las Palmas, Gran Canada, Canary Islands, Spain
Manuel Sánchez-Palacios
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Complejo Hospitalario Materno-Insular, Las Palmas, Gran Canada, Canary Islands, Spain
David Alvarez
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Service, National Center of Microbiology, Health Institute Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Juan A. Sáez-Nieto
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Service, National Center of Microbiology, Health Institute Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
*
Avda. Marítima del Sur s/n, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canada, Spain (jmolcab@gobiernodecanarias.org)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 11 , November 2006 , pp. 1281 - 1282
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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