title: Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bloodstream infection at an outpatient hematology and oncology practice.
abstract: We investigated an outbreak of infection in 10 patients with blood cultures positive for B. cepacia. All patients had indwelling intravenous catheters. Though we did not identify the source of the organism, our findings support the hypothesis that cross-contamination of multidose medications through the use of the same needle and syringe was a contributing factor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, GA, USA. kabe@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Karon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Melissa Tobin
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: D'Angelo
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sunenshine
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noble-Wang
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cope
authors.forename: Bette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006405:Hematology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology