Ralstonia pickettii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bloodstream Infections Associated With Contaminated Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Water Heater Devices. (20th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baker, Meghan A; Rhee, Chanu; Tucker, Robert; Vaidya, Vineeta; Holtzman, Meghan; Seethala, Raghu R; Bentain-Melanson, Maria; Lenox, Jesslyn; Smith, Adam R; Gassett, Allison; Huntley, Miriam; Sater, Mohamad; Reilly, Karen; Klompas, Michael
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 75:Number 10(2022)
• Page Start: 1838
• Page End: 1840
• Publication Date: 2022-05-20
• Subjects: water heater -- ECMO -- Ralstonia -- Pseudomonas; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac379
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: We report on probable factory-based contamination of portable water heaters with waterborne pathogens and 2 bloodstream infections potentially attributable to off-label use of these water heaters to warm extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits. Great caution is warranted when using water-based devices to care for critically ill patients.