Infection Control (Gram-Negative Bacteria)

Improperly Maintained Hemodialysis Equipment Linked to Three Outbreaks

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 16th, 1998

Three outbreaks of bloodstream infections probably were due to contamination of the waste drain ports in the same model of hemodialysis machine.

Insufficient training of hemodialysis personnel about the design and proper handling and maintenance of the machines may contribute to the transmission of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) to hemodialysis patients, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, indicated.

The CDC issued a summary of investigations of three clusters of gram-negative bacterial BSIs at hemodialysis centers in Canada, the United States, and Israel ("Outbreaks of Gram-Negative Bacterial...

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