Outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia Bloodstream Infections at a Hemodialysis Center.

ABSTRACT: Patients undergoing hemodialysis are at an increased risk for bloodstream infections (BSIs). Infection usually occurs because of contamination of water supply, water treatment, distribution systems, or reprocessing dialyzers. Here, we report an outbreak of BSIs caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (n = 21) and Burkholderia cepacia (n = 22) among dialyzed patients at a large hemodialysis center in Brazil. Overall, three patients died (7%), two of which had bacteremia caused by S. maltophilia and the other had a B. cepacia infection. We collected water samples from different points of the hemodialysis system for culture and typing. Genetic patterns were identified through polymerase chain reaction-random amplified polymorphic DNA (PCR-RAPD) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The same ge

SUBMITTER: Diniz Rocha VF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941797 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature