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Investigation of healthcare-acquired infections associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in taps in neonatal units in Northern Ireland.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Jan 2014
Walker J T, Jhutty A, Parks S, Willis C, Copley V, Turton J F, Hoffman P N, Bennett A M
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BACKGROUND: In December 2011 and early 2012 four neonates died from Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia in hospitals in Northern Ireland. AIM: To assess whether P. aeruginosa was associated with the neonatal unit taps and whether waterborne isolates were consistent with patient isolates. METHODS: Thirty taps and eight flow straighteners from the relevant hospitals were categorized and dismantled into 494...
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