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Ultrasound gel as a source of hospital outbreaks: Indian experience and literature review.

Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2019

Solaimalai Dhanalakshmi, Devanga Ragupathi Naveen Kumar, Ranjini Kala, Paul Hema, Verghese Valsan P, Michael Joy Sarojini, Veeraraghavan Balaji, James Ebor Jacob

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Purpose: Hospital outbreaks are observed increasingly worldwide with various organisms from different sources such as contaminated ultrasound gel, intravenous (IV) fluids and IV medications. Among these, ultrasound gel is one of the most commonly reported sources for Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) outbreaks. In this study, we describe our experience on investigation and the management of Bcc bacteraemia...

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PMID: 31745029
DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_19_249

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