Bone graft contamination from a water de-ionizer during processing in a bone bank.
An organism resembling Burkholderia (formerly Pseudomonas) cepacia was isolated from cultures taken during processing of six bone grafts. The source of the contamination was traced to a water de-ionizer; the problem had begun when procedures had been changed, so that water from the de-ionizer had been used without sterilization. Cultures of bone for grafting not only protect recipients from infection, but act also as useful controls for processes involved in bone banking.
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
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D018586:Bone Banks / Q000592:standards; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014880:Water Softening