A Pseudo-Outbreak of Pseudomonas putida and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a Bronchoscopy Unit | Zendy

Maribel BotanaRial | Zendy; Virginia LeiroFernández | Zendy; Manuel Núñez-Delgado | Zendy; Maximiliano Álvarez-Fernández | Zendy; Susana Otero-Fernández | Zendy; Helena Bello-Rodríguez | Zendy; Carlos Vilariño-Pombo | Zendy; Alberto FernándezVillar | Zendy

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A Pseudo-Outbreak of Pseudomonas putida and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a Bronchoscopy Unit

Author(s) -

Maribel BotanaRial,

Virginia LeiroFernández,

Manuel Núñez-Delgado,

Maximiliano Álvarez-Fernández,

Susana Otero-Fernández,

Helena Bello-Rodríguez,

Carlos Vilariño-Pombo,

Alberto FernándezVillar

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000449137

Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , stenotrophomonas maltophilia , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , genetics

Endoscopes represent the medical devices most commonly linked to health care-associated outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks. Most of the recent outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks have resulted from contaminated automated endoscope reprocessors (AER) or the use of damaged or malfunctioning bronchoscopes or contaminated equipment.

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