An outbreak of Ralstonia pickettii bloodstream infection among pediatric leukemia patients.

CONCLUSIONS: We reported an outbreak of R. pickettii BSIs in highly immunocompromised patients due to contaminated intravascular solution, which was rapidly controlled by infection control measures. Vigilant surveillance by hospital infection control teams and prompt investigation to identify the source of nosocomial infections are crucial to stop an outbreak.
PMID: 33461864 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - January 6, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Bedir Demirdag T, Ozkaya-Parlakay A, Bayrakdar F, Gulhan B, Kanik Yuksek S, Suzuk Yildiz S, Mumcuoglu İ, Dinc B, Yarali N Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research