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Persistent Acinetobacter baumannii? Look Inside Your Medical Equipment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

A. T. Bernards ,
H. I. J. Harinck ,
L. Dijkshoorn ,
T. J. K. van der Reijden  and
P. J. van den Broek
A. T. Bernards*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
H. I. J. Harinck
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
L. Dijkshoorn
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
T. J. K. van der Reijden
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
P. J. van den Broek
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
*
Department of Medical Microbiology, E4-P, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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Abstract

Two outbreaks of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii occurred in our hospital. The outbreak strains were eventually isolated from respiratory ventilators, an apparatus used to cool or warm patients, and four continuous veno-venous hemofiltration machines. Removing dust from the machines and replacing all dust filters brought the outbreaks to an end.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 11 , November 2004 , pp. 1002 - 1004
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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