CBIC Infection Control CIC Question # 46 Topic 5 Discussion

Pseudomonasspp., particularlyPseudomonas aeruginosa, is acommon waterborne pathogen. Using tap water to rinse suction tubing has been associated withoutbreaks ofPseudomonasinfections.

From theAPIC Text:

“Water bottles improperly filled with tap water and used for rinsing tracheal suction tubing resulted in an outbreak ofP. cepacia... Tubing permanently attached to showers... implicated in a serious outbreak ofP. aeruginosabloodstream infection.”