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A cluster of Chryseobacterium indologenes cases related to drainage water in intensive care units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2018

Mireia Cantero ,
Lina M. Parra ,
Elena Muñez ,
Reyes Iranzo ,
Maria Isabel Sánchez-Romero ,
Jesús Oteo  and
Angel Asensio
Mireia Cantero*
Affiliation:
Preventive Medicine Department, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Lina M. Parra
Affiliation:
Preventive Medicine Department, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Elena Muñez
Affiliation:
Internal Medicine Department, Infectious Disease Unit, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Reyes Iranzo
Affiliation:
Anesthesiology Department, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Maria Isabel Sánchez-Romero
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Jesús Oteo
Affiliation:
Antibiotic Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Angel Asensio
Affiliation:
Preventive Medicine Department, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
*
Author for correspondence: Mireia Cantero, Preventive Medicine Department, Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital, C/Manuel de Falla Nº 1, Majadahonda, Madrid, 28222 Spain. E-mail: mireia.cantero@salud.madrid.org
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Abstract

In this outbreak, 12 patients in intensive care units acquired a Chryseobacterium indologenes infection. Cultures from sinkholes and air samples were positive for C. indologenes. After removing wash basins, no new cases appeared. Sinkholes, potentially contaminated, can act as a reservoir for C. indologenes and other microorganisms. Thus, patients and equipment should be protected from sink splashes to avoid contamination.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 8 , August 2018 , pp. 997 - 999
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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