Outbreaks of Gram-Negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections Traced to Probable Contamination of Hemodialysis Machines—Canada, 1995; United States, 1997; and Israel, 1997

Investigations of three clusters of gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections at hemodialysis centers in the US, Canada, and Israel are discussed. A CDC editorial note suggests that all three outbreaks probably resulted from contamination of waste drain ports in the same model of hemodialysis m...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 279; no. 9; pp. 646 - 647
Main Author Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 04.03.1998
Subjects
Blood
Hemodialysis
Infections
Public health
Statistics
Canada
United States > US
Israel
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Summary:Investigations of three clusters of gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections at hemodialysis centers in the US, Canada, and Israel are discussed. A CDC editorial note suggests that all three outbreaks probably resulted from contamination of waste drain ports in the same model of hemodialysis machine.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.279.9.646