title: Contamination of liquid soap for hospital use with Raoultella planticola.
abstract: This article reports the contamination of a batch of liquid soap for hospital use with Raoultella planticola. The micro-organism was first identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae due to the inability of automated systems to characterize this species. There is a need to strengthen the inspection of cosmetic products to be used in the hospital setting. It is recommended that hospitalized patients at the highest risk of infection should use antimicrobial soaps for personal hygiene. The incidence of infections due to R. planticola is unknown as it is usually misclassified as Klebsiella spp. by automated systems.
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-San Miguel
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Department, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, ISCIII, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sáez-Nieto
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Department, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, ISCIII, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbiological Control Biological Products and Biotechnology Division, Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: López Hernández
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Romero
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ganga
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: angasenve@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Á
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Asensio
mesh_terms: D003358:Cosmetics; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D012915:Soaps
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D012915:Soaps
keywords: Contamination; Liquid soap; Raoultella planticola