Outbreak of Serratia marcescens Bloodstream Infections in Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition Prepared by a Compounding Pharmacy | Zendy

Neil Gupta | Zendy; Susan N. Hocevar | Zendy; Heather Moulton-Meissner | Zendy; K. M. Stevens | Zendy; Mary McIntyre | Zendy; Bette Jensen | Zendy; David T. Kuhar | Zendy; Judith NobleWang | Zendy; Rick G. Schnatz | Zendy; Simon Becker | Zendy; Eric S Kastango | Zendy; Nadine Shehab | Zendy; Alexander J. Kallen | Zendy

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Outbreak of Serratia marcescens Bloodstream Infections in Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition Prepared by a Compounding Pharmacy

Author(s) -

Neil Gupta,

Susan N. Hocevar,

Heather Moulton-Meissner,

K. M. Stevens,

Mary McIntyre,

Bette Jensen,

David T. Kuhar,

Judith NobleWang,

Rick G. Schnatz,

Simon Becker,

Eric S Kastango,

Nadine Shehab,

Alexander J. Kallen

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu218

Subject(s) - compounding , serratia marcescens , medicine , outbreak , pharmacy , infection control , economic shortage , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , family medicine , virology , biology , biochemistry , linguistics , philosophy , escherichia coli , government (linguistics) , gene

Compounding pharmacies often prepare parenteral nutrition (PN) and must adhere to rigorous standards to avoid contamination of the sterile preparation. In March 2011, Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections (BSIs) were identified in 5 patients receiving PN from a single compounding pharmacy. An investigation was conducted to identify potential sources of contamination and prevent further infections.

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