01 Jul
Cluster of Postinjection Abscesses Related to Corticosteroid Injections and Use of Benzalkonium Chloride. Discussion
Contaminated benzalkonium chloride has been implicated as the source of infection in several nosocomial outbreaks over the past 40 years and was also the most likely source of infection in this cluster of abscesses. Benzalkonium chloride solution from the clinic grew P aeruginosa as did the majority of abscesses, whereas other environmental samples and unopened [...]