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| Pseudomonas Cepacia Pseudobacteremia Caused by Contaminated Aqueous Chlorhexidine Solution |
| Moon Hyun Chung, Eun Mi Ko, Kang Won Choe, Sung Sup Park*, Eui Chong Kim* |
| Departmtnt of Internal Mecicine, Callege of Medicine, Seoul National University
Department of Clinical Pathology* |
Vol.18 Num.1 (p24~29)
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During 1985, an outbreak of Pseudomonas cepacia bacteremia occurred in Seoul National University Hospital.
An investigation revealed that bacteremia was clinically insignificant in most cases and the source of this outbreak was found to be contaminated aqueous chlorhexidine solution. Pseudomonas cepacia was recovered from aqueous chlorhexidine solution and bottles in the pharmacy. Bacteremia in 3 patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia may have been caused by chlorhexidine used for skin antiseptics before insertion of Hickman catheter or for disinfecting intravenous tubing before injection of medication, so that the possibility of clinically significant bacteremia could not be excluded.
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