Bowls and bacteria.
An episode of nosocomial infection with Klebsiella aerogenes in a surgical ward, in which six patients were infected, is described. The cause of the outbreak was identified as being contaminated washing-bowls. It is recommended that each patient should have his own bowl, which should be disinfected after use, dried and stored upside-down.
D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology