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Large hospital-wide outbreak of Paenibacillus spp pseudobacteremia associated with contaminated nonsterile gloves
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 March 2023
Abstract
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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- © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America