Pseudoepidemic of Aspergillus niger Infections Traced to Specimen Contamination in the Microbiology Laboratory-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Pseudoepidemic of Aspergillus niger Infections Traced to Specimen Contamination in the Microbiology Laboratory

Published:1999-05 Issue:5 Volume:37 Page:1612-1616
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Laurel Valerie L.¹,Meier Patricia A.¹²,Astorga Alicia²,Dolan Donna²,Brockett Royce²,Rinaldi Michael G.³

Affiliation:

1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine,1 and

2. Department of Microbiology,2 Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas 78236, and

3. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital, San Antonio, Texas 782843

Abstract

ABSTRACT We report a pseudo-outbreak of Aspergillus niger that followed building construction in our clinical microbiology laboratory. Because outbreaks of invasive aspergillosis have been linked to hospital construction, strategies to minimize dust in patient care areas are common practice. We illustrate that the impact of false-positive cultures on patient care should compel laboratories to prevent specimen contamination during construction.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.37.5.1612-1616.1999

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