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Outbreak of Bloodstream Infections Associated with Dialysis Machine Waste Ports in a Hemodialysis Facility

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 Eight cases of gram-negative bloodstream infection without a clinically evident source occurred at a hemodialysis unit in Jerusalem between February and September 1997. All infections could be traced to three of the 13 dialysis machines in use. Epidemiological investigation, including pulsed-field gel electrophoretic characterization of organisms isolated from the patients and dialysis machines, implicated the Waste Handling Option system of the machines as the source of the infections. Discontinuation of the Waste Handling Option system use was associated with prompt cessation of the outbreak.

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah University Hospital, PO Box 12000, il-91120 Jerusalem, Israel, , , , , , IL

    C. Block, E. Gershon, A. Simhon & M. Shapiro

  2. Department of Nephrology, Hadassah University Hospital, PO Box 12000, il-91120 Jerusalem, Israel, , , , , , IL

    R. Backenroth, R. Israeli & M. Popovtzer

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Block, C., Backenroth, R., Gershon, E. et al. Outbreak of Bloodstream Infections Associated with Dialysis Machine Waste Ports in a Hemodialysis Facility. EJCMID 18, 723–725 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100960050385

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