Outbreak of Klebsiella aerogenes in a neurosurgical department linked to contaminated shampoo equipment from an outsourced barber department: A threat to infection control in outsourced healthcare services
This outbreak highlights the importance of incorporating non-clinical outsourced services into infection surveillance and control programs, especially in high-risk clinical settings.
Authors
- Lan Hao-min
- Chang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4368-4276)
- Li-Hsiang Su
- Chih-Jung Chen
- Yi-Fang Lee
- Ya-Fen Tang
- Chang-Mei Chen
- Jui-Chi Hsu
- Ing-Kit Lee
- Ching-Yen Tsai
- Yi-Chun Chen
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- United Hospital (US)
- Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2025.12.005
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00