Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections associated with use of contaminated medicaments.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa was recovered from three hospital-prepared medicaments being used on the wards. Sixty-six patients were studied to observe the effect of using these contaminated medicaments. Psaeruginosa was recovered from 29 patients; in five the strains recovered bore a close resemblance to strains previously isolated from the contaminated medicaments.
D003358:Cosmetics; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D004202:Disinfectants; D004340:Drug Contamination; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification
D003358:Cosmetics; D004202:Disinfectants