A cluster of hemodialysis-related bacteremia linked to artificial fingernails

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作者：
Gordin, Fred M.
Schultz, Maureen E.
Huber, Ruth
Zubairi, Sabiha
Stock, Frida
Kariyil, Joseph
机构：
[1] George Washington Univ, Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Washington, DC 20052 USA
[2] George Washington Univ, Dept Med, Washington, DC 20052 USA
[3] NIH, Ctr Clin, Dept Lab Med, Washington, DC USA
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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2007年 / 28卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1086/517977
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
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.
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