title: Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia in a pediatric hospital due to contamination of lipid emulsion stoppers.
abstract: We describe a 7-month outbreak of nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia involving eight children in a pediatric hospital and the results of epidemiological investigations. A B. cepacia strain genotypically identical to the blood isolates was recovered from the upper surface of capped rubber stoppers of bottles of a commercial lipid emulsion used for parenteral nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Service de Microbiologie, Hôpital Robert Debré Service de Microbiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doit
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loukil
authors.forename: A-M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferroni
authors.forename: J-E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fontan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonacorsi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bidet
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jarlier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aujard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beaufils
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bingen
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004655:Emulsions; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008055:Lipids; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D021521:Ribotyping
chemical_list: D004655:Emulsions; D008055:Lipids