Outbreak of highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
bacteraemia associated with a very high case fatality rate amongst patients with haematological malignancies at Groote Schuur Hospital. The NHLS/NICD Satellite Unit of the Divisions of Medical Microbiology and Medical Virology reports its first outbreak and emphasizing the importance of molecular typing tools and the involvement of a South African Field Epidemiology & Laboratory Trainee in infection control.

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