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Outbreak of Bloodstream Infections Associated with Multiuse Dialyzers Containing O-Rings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Kelsey OYong ,
Patricia Marquez ,
Dawn Terashita ,
L'Tanya English ,
Hector Rivas ,
Eszter Deak  and
Laurene Mascola
Kelsey OYong*
Affiliation:
Acute Communicable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
Patricia Marquez
Affiliation:
Acute Communicable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
Dawn Terashita
Affiliation:
Acute Communicable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
L'Tanya English
Affiliation:
Acute Communicable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
Hector Rivas
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Downey, California
Eszter Deak
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California
Laurene Mascola
Affiliation:
Acute Communicable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
*
313 North Figueroa Street, Room 222, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (koyong@ph.lacounty.gov)
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Abstract

This report details an outbreak investigation conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health of 3 cases of bacterial infection among patients receiving hemodialysis who were treated at the same dialysis center in 2011. Improper disinfection of reusable dialyzers was hypothesized as the source of transmission.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 89 - 91
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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