Journal
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 12, Pages 1238-1241Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/668441
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- microbiology department at Orlando Regional Medical Center of Orlando Health
- Orlando Health
- Carter Foundation
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We describe an investigation of 3 postoperative Gordonia bronchialis sternal infections. A nurse anesthetist was identified as the source of the outbreak, her scrubs likely becoming contaminated by her home washing machine. The outbreak ended after disposal of the implicated washing machine. Domestic laundering of surgical scrubs may need reevaluation. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(12):1238-1241
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