Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections Associated with Pain Injections and Reuse of Single-Dose Vials - Arizona and Delaware, 2012

Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections Associated with Pain Injections and Reuse of Single-Dose Vials - Arizona and Delaware, 2012

Transmission of life-threatening bacterial infections can occur when health-care personnel do not adhere to Standard Precautions and instead use medication in containers labeled as single-dose or single-use for more than one patient. These outbreaks are reminder of the serios consequences that can r...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2012, Vol.61 (27), p.501
Hauptverfasser: Anderson, Shoana, Rigler, Jessica, Oberoi, Vinita, Christ, Cara, Eggers, Paula, Lempp, Jason, Schaefer, Melissa, Guh, Alice, O'Connell, Heather, Albrecht, Valerie, Perz, Joseph
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Bacterial diseases
Clinics
Epidemics
Medical treatment
Outbreaks
Pain
Staphylococcus infections
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Zusammenfassung:Transmission of life-threatening bacterial infections can occur when health-care personnel do not adhere to Standard Precautions and instead use medication in containers labeled as single-dose or single-use for more than one patient. These outbreaks are reminder of the serios consequences that can result when single-dose or single-use vials are used for more than one patient. Among other things Anderson et al summarizes the investigation of two outbreaks of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection confirmed in 10 patients being treated for pain in outpatient clinics.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X