title: Outbreak of burkholderia cepacia in the adult intensive care unit traced to contaminated indigo-carmine dye.
abstract: We report an unusual cluster of Burkholderia cepacia in patients. Environmental cultures identified indigo-carmine dye used in enteral feeding as the reservoir. Compared with the controls, the cases were significantly more likely to have received tube feedings tinted with this dye. This outbreak was terminated with the removal of the dye from hospital inventory.
authors.affiliation: Infection Prevention and Control Program, Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gravel
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sample
authors.forename: Karam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramotar
authors.forename: Baldwin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Toye
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oxley
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004340:Drug Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007203:Indigo Carmine; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007203:Indigo Carmine