| An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated respiratory infections due to contaminated food coloring dye--further evidence of the significance of gastric colonization preceding nosocomial pneumonia. | |
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PMID: 7673649 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An outbreak of ventilator-associated Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital was found to be associated with contaminated food coloring dye. Serotyping and bacteriocin typing indicated that the same strain of Pseudomonas was isolated from the food dye and from the respiratory cultures of the majority of patients. This observation lends credence to the importance of gastric colonization preceding pneumonia in ventilated patients. |
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Authors:
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T M File; J S Tan; R B Thomson; C Stephens; P Thompson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America Volume: 16 ISSN: 0899-823X ISO Abbreviation: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Publication Date: 1995 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-10-18 Completed Date: 1995-10-18 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804099 Medline TA: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 417-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Cross Infection
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epidemiology,
microbiology* Disease Outbreaks* Equipment Contamination Food Coloring Agents / adverse effects Food Contamination* Humans Intubation, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects Ohio / epidemiology Prevalence Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology, microbiology* Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification* Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology, microbiology* Stomach / microbiology Ventilators, Mechanical / adverse effects* |
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0/Food Coloring Agents |
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