Pseudobacteremia Caused by Povidone-Iodine Solution Contaminated with Pseudomonas cepacia
PSEUDOMONAS cepacia , formerly known as P. multivorans , 1 P. kingii 2 or Eugonic Oxidizer 1 (EO-1), 3 is found in sewage or water supplies 4 and is an unusual cause of gram-negative bacteremia. 5 P. cepacia is an uncommon pathogen in human beings, but there are several reports of serious infections...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 1981-09, Vol.305 (11), p.621-623 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | PSEUDOMONAS cepacia
, formerly known as
P. multivorans
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P. kingii
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or Eugonic Oxidizer 1 (EO-1),
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is found in sewage or water supplies
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and is an unusual cause of gram-negative bacteremia.
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P. cepacia
is an uncommon pathogen in human beings, but there are several reports of serious infections resulting from contaminated hospital solutions or disinfectants.
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Pseudobacteremias
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or false-positive blood cultures may result from the use of contaminated antiseptics,
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contaminated blood-culture bottles,
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or processing errors in the microbiology laboratory.
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This report discusses the investigation of a unique outbreak of pseudobacteremia caused by 10 per cent povidone-iodine (PI) solution (Pharmadine) contaminated with . . . |
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| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJM198109103051106 |