Disinfection of Burkholderia cepacia complex from non-touch taps in a neonatal nursery.

B. cepacia was identified from the blood culture of a baby in a neonatal unit (NU) in March 2005. Environmental samples were collected from the NU, including tap water from non-touch taps. B. cenocepacia has been known to cause nosocomial outbreaks and it was eventually eradicated from the NU by using repeated thermal shock (hot water at 65 degrees C for 10 min), changing taps and decolonizing sinks with hypochlorite. J Perinat Med. 2008;36(3):235-9.