Central line-associated bloodstream infection outbreak related to Ralstonia pickettii-contaminated saline in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant center
The detection and control of the infectious source are critical in pediatric HSCT patients with severe immunosuppression, as medical equipment-related outbreaks can be life-threatening.
Authors
- Suleimen Zhumatayev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-8180)
- Manolya Kara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-7024)
- M. Akif Yeşilipek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4514-8637)
- Murat Sütçü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2078-9796)
- Koray Yalçın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3454-9870)
- Suna Çelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7930-2081)
- Gülsün Karasu
Institutions
- Yeditepe University (TR)
- Bahçeşehir University (TR)
- Istinye University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.2024.4529
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.85