Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023
Research
Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021
Table 1
Source | No. bottles tested | No. (%) positive bottles |
---|---|---|
Opened bottles | 15 | 9 (60) |
Implicated batch | 10 | 9 (90) |
Other batch |
5 |
0 |
Unopened bottles | 11 | 3 (27) |
Implicated batch | 9 | 3 (33) |
Other batch |
2 |
0 |
Total | 26 | 12 (46) |
*No. (%) positive bottles indicates positive growth of P. aeruginosa after sampling and culture. Solution was manufactured by Protat Tattoo Supplies (https://www.protatsupplies.com.au).
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