Large hospital-wide outbreak of Paenibacillus spp pseudobacteremia associated with contaminated nonsterile gloves

Large hospital-wide outbreak of Paenibacillus spp pseudobacteremia associated with contaminated nonsterile gloves

We report a large, hospital-wide outbreak of pseudobacteremia by Paenibacillus spp. In total, 139 patients presented at least 1 positive blood culture during a 13-month period. Microbiological experiments indicated that contaminated nonsterile gloves were associated with the pseudobacteremia episode...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 44; no. 10; pp. 1686 - 1689
Main Authors: Sorio, Guilherme Geraldo Lovato, Arns, Beatriz, Kawski, Cristiane Tejada da Silva, Gleit, Patricia Machado, Flores, Gabriela Pereira, Martins, Erik Menezes, Gorges, Muriel, Klafke, Renata Dortzbacher Feil, Alves, Marcelle Duarte, Magagnin, Cibele Massotti, Sampaio, Jorge Luiz Mello, Zavascki, Alexandre Prehn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01-10-2023
Subjects:
Alcohol
Bacteria
Catheters
Concise Communication
Disease control
Emergency medical care
Experiments
Gloves
Gram-positive bacteria
Hypotension
Infections
Laboratories
Outbreaks
Pediatrics
Rubber
Brazil
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Summary:We report a large, hospital-wide outbreak of pseudobacteremia by Paenibacillus spp. In total, 139 patients presented at least 1 positive blood culture during a 13-month period. Microbiological experiments indicated that contaminated nonsterile gloves were associated with the pseudobacteremia episodes. The outbreak was resolved by discontinuing the use of the involved brand.
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ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2023.46