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Pseudo-Outbreak of Phaeoacremonium parasiticum from a Hospital Ice Dispenser
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 May 2016
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In 31 patients, Phaeoacremonium parasiticum was recovered from bronchoscopy specimens (biopsies and aspirates). The pseudo-outbreak was caused by contaminated ice used to control hemorrhage during bronchoscopy and was associated with deficiencies in equipment cleaning. The bronchoscopy technique was modified, the ice dispenser was disinfected, bronchoscope reprocessing was improved, and there were no recurrences.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(8):1063–1065
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