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A Cluster of Hemodialysis-Related Bacteremia Linked to Artificial Fingernails

Published:2007-06 Issue:6 Volume:28 Page:743-744
ISSN:0899-823X
Container-title:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

Author:

Gordin Fred M.,Schultz Maureen E.,Huber Ruth,Zubairi Sabiha,Stock Frida,Kariyil Joseph

Abstract

We examined a cluster of 5 hemodialysis patients who contracted gram-negative bacteremia. A nurse who used an artificial fingernail to open a vial of heparin that was mixed to make a flush solution had a culture of an artificial fingernail specimen positive for Serratia marcescens. The typing of the S. marcescens strains isolated from the 5 patients and the nurse showed them to be identical. This finding provides strong support for policies prohibiting artificial nails for healthcare workers in all hemodialysis units.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology

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