Eradication of a Burkholderia Cepacia Outbreak in an Intensive Care Unit by a Bundled Environmental Hygiene Approach

Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) is a multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organism with the ability to survive for prolonged periods in the environment. In early 2014, six percent of patients in a single Intensive Care Unit (ICU) were identified as being colonized or infected with B. cepacia. We desc...

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. S8 - S9
Main Authors Santos-Cruz, Elsa, BSc, CIC, Patel, Gopi, MD, Bravo, Nathaniel, RN, BSN, MA, CIC, Reyes, Michell, Kohli-Seth, Roopa, MD, Wallach, Fran, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Elsevier Inc 01.06.2015
Mosby-Year Book, Inc
Subjects
Disease control
Epidemics
Gram-negative bacteria
Hygiene
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Intensive care
Multidrug resistant organisms
Nosocomial infections
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Summary:Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) is a multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organism with the ability to survive for prolonged periods in the environment. In early 2014, six percent of patients in a single Intensive Care Unit (ICU) were identified as being colonized or infected with B. cepacia. We describe the outbreak investigation and bundle of interventions employed to control further spread.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.021