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A multistate investigation of health care-associated Burkholderia cepacia complex infections related to liquid docusate sodium contamination, January-October 2016.

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Abstract
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Outbreaks of health care-associated infections (HAIs) caused by Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) have been associated with medical devices and water-based products. Water is the most common raw ingredient in nonsterile liquid drugs, and the significance of organisms recovered from microbiologic testing during manufacturing is assessed using a risk-based approach. This incident demonstrates that lapses in manufacturing practices and quality control of nonsterile liquid drugs can have serious unintended consequences.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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American journal of infection control
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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0196-6553
URL
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http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0196-6553(17)31287-7
DOI
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10.1016/j.ajic.2017.11.018
Short Title
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Am J Infect Control
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