Brote hospitalario de Achromobacter denitrificans relacionado con el uso de clorhexidina contaminada

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El objetivo de este artículo es describir una serie de casos de pacientes con pseudobacteriemia causada por Achromobacter denitrificans, germen aislado a partir de los hemocultivos de 14 pacientes hospitalizados en una institución de alta complejidad de Medellín. Los casos estuvieron asociados con el uso de clorhexidina al 4% en jabón contaminado. Todos los pacientes recibieron antibióticos con resultados favorables, posiblemente debido a la baja virulencia de este microorganismo y a las medidas oportunas adoptadas por el Grupo de Control de Infecciones del hospital.

Palabras clave:

Achromobacter denitrificans

bacteriemia

brote

clorhexidina

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe a case series of pseudobacteremia caused by Achromobacter denitrificans, isolated from blood cultures from 14 hospitalized patients in a tertiary care institution in Medellín. The cases were associated with the use of contaminated 4% chlorhexidine soap. All patients received antibiotic treatment and had favorable results, possibly because of the low virulence of this organism and the timely measures taken by the hospital infections control group.

Key words:

Achromobacter denitrificans

bacteremia

outbreak

chlorhexidine

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