Abstract
At the National University Hospital in Singapore, the baseline average number of bacillus cultures/month is eight. An outbreak became evident when 274 clinical isolates of Bacillus were recovered from 230 inpatient episodes between April and August 2010. An investigation was undertaken.
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Introduction / objectives At the National University Hospital in Singapore, the baseline average number of bacillus cultures/month is eight
An outbreak became evident when 274 clinical isolates of Bacillus were recovered from 230 inpatient episodes between April and August 2010
Published: 29 June 2011 doi:10.1186/1753-6561-5-S6-O77 Cite this article as: Balm et al.: Massive hospital-wide bacillus outbreak related to hospital linen and construction
Summary
Massive hospital-wide bacillus outbreak related to hospital linen and construction. From International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC 2011) Geneva, Switzerland. 29 June – 2 July 2011.
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