Table 3.
Reported episodes of contaminated quaternary ammonium disinfectant or antiseptic. Cite at line 341
| Year | Author | Pathogen | Product Type | Type of Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Lowbury | Pseudomonas pyocyanea | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1957 | Keown | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 1958 | Plotkin | Pseudomonas | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1959 | Shickman | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Disinfectant | Single infection |
| 1960 | Malizia | Enterobacter aerogenes | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1961 | Lee | Pseudomonas/ Achromobacter group | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1967 | Burdon | Pseudomonas multivorans | Antiseptic | No confirmed infections |
| 1969 | CDC* | Pseudomonas kingii | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1970 | Hardy | Pseudomonas EO-1 | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 1970 | Bassett | Burkholderia cepacia ** | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1970 | Gilardi | Pseudomonas EO-1 | Antiseptic | Outcome unclear |
| 1976 | Dixon | Pseudomonas species | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 1976 | Kaslow | Burkholderia cepacia; Enterobacter | Antiseptic | Pseudo-outbreak |
| 1976 | Frank | Burkholderia cepacia | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1976 | Morris | Burkholderia cepacia | Antiseptic | Single infection |
| 1976 | Guinness | Burkholderia cepacia | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1976 | Wishart | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1980 | Ehrenkranz | Serratia marcescens | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak; contaminated surfaces |
| 1981 | Fox | Serratia marcescens | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak (dogs and cats) |
| 1982 | Van Damme | Serratia marcescens | Antiseptic | Outbreak of bovine mastitis infections |
| 1984 | Sautter | Serratia marcescens | Antiseptic | Single infection |
| 1987 | Nakashima | Serratia marcescens | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1988 | Gahrn-Hansen | Achromobacter xylosoxidans | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 1990 | Georgia DPH | Mycobacterium chelonae | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 1996 | Nagai | Pseudomonas fluorescens | Disinfectant | No infections |
| 1996 | Oie | Burkholderia cepacia; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas fluorescens |
Antiseptic and Disinfectant |
No Infections |
| 1999 | Olson | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 2000 | Kaitwatcharachai | Burkholderia cepacia | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 2002 | Lehours | Achromobacter xylosoxidans | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 2003 | Tiwari | Mycobacterium abscessus | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 2003 | Gajadhar | Pseudomonas | Antiseptic | Survey |
| 2005 | Ebner | Burkholderia cepacia | Disinfectant | Pseudo-outbreak |
| 2005 | Fisher | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 2006 | Lo Cascio | Burkholderia cenocepacia | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak |
| 2007 | Siebor | Pseudomonas fluorescens; Achromobacter xylosoxidans | Disinfectant | Pseudo-outbreak |
| 2008 | Lee CS | Burkholderia cepacia | Antiseptic | Infection outbreak |
| 2010 | Hakuno | Pseudomonas fluorescens;Burkholderia cepacia; Aeromonas species | Antiseptic | No infections |
| 2014 | Kampf | Achromobacter species; Serratia marcescens | Disinfectant | Survey |
| 2015 | Kupfahl | Achromobacter species | Disinfectant | Survey |
| 2015 | Hugon | Achromobacter denitificans | Disinfectant | Infection outbreak; contaminated surfaces |
| 2016 | Tandel | Burkholderia cepacia | Antiseptic | Pseudo-outbreak |
| 2021 | FDA |
Burkholderia cepacia complex Ralstonia pickettii |
Hand sanitizer | No reported infections |
| 2022 | Boyce | Serratia marcescens; Achromobacter xylosoxidans | Disinfectant | No infections; contaminated high-touch surfaces |
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
** Originally classified as Pseudomonas cepacia (mulivorans)