Publications

[identification and typing of pseudomonas pickettii during an episode of nosocomial outbreak].	from january to april 1989, pseudomonas pickettii was isolated from clinical specimens of 24 hospitalized patients at the national taiwan university hospital in taipei. the source of the organism was the 0.9% nacl solution prepared by the hospital pharmacy. a total of 39 isolates of p. pickettii were collected, including 28 from clinical specimens and 11 from 0.9% saline and distilled water during the outbreak. these microorganisms were studied by using four methods, namely, conventional biochem ...	1992	1473371
outbreak of pseudomonas fluorescens bacteremia among oncology patients.	from 7 to 24 march 1997, four patients developed pseudomonas fluorescens bacteremia at the hospital; one on the oncology ward and the other three in the chemotherapy room. these patients all had underlying malignancies and had the port-a-cath (smiths industries medical systems, deltec, inc., st. paul, minn.) implants. three patients had primary bacteremia, and one had port-a-cath-related infection. none of these patients had received a blood transfusion before the episodes of bacteremia. all pat ...	1998	9738043
outbreak of ralstonia pickettii bacteremia caused by contaminated saline solution in taiwan.		2016	27424301
an outbreak of ralstonia pickettii bloodstream infection associated with an intrinsically contaminated normal saline solution.	objective ralstonia pickettii has caused contamination of pharmaceutical solutions in many countries, resulting in healthcare infections or outbreak events. we determined the source of the outbreak of r. pickettii bloodstream infection (bsi). methods this study was conducted in a 3,000-bed tertiary referral medical center in taiwan with >8,500 admissions during may 2015. patients had been treated in the injection room or chemotherapy room at outpatient departments, emergency department, or hospi ...	2017	28115025