Does marking as sterile mean really sterile? Stenotrophomonas maltophilia outbreak caused by a blood-gas injector containing liquid heparin

Dizman, Guelcin TelliMetan, GokhanKarahan, GizemTanriverdi, Elif SerenHazirolan, GulsenOtlu, BarisSonmezer, Meliha Cagla2024-08-042024-08-0420230899-823X1559-6834https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.12https://hdl.handle.net/11616/101632An outbreak investigation was initiated after detecting an increase in the number of patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bloodstream infections (SM-BSIs) througout the hospital. S. maltophilia was isolated from the cultures of blood-gas injectors containing liquid heparin. The incidence density of SM-BSIs decreased significantly after prohibiting the use of those injectors.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess[No Keywords]Does marking as sterile mean really sterile? Stenotrophomonas maltophilia outbreak caused by a blood-gas injector containing liquid heparinArticle4410168316853677589910.1017/ice.2023.122-s2.0-85174752605Q2WOS:000930009900001Q2