Pseudo-Outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter Infection Resulting from Laboratory Contamination of Saline Solution-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Pseudo-Outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter Infection Resulting from Laboratory Contamination of Saline Solution

Published:2009-07 Issue:7 Volume:47 Page:2256-2259
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Pereira Lynette A.¹²,Chan Douglas Su Gin²,Ng Toon Mae²,Lin Raymond²,Jureen Roland²,Fisher Dale A.¹²,Tambyah Paul A.¹²

Affiliation:

1. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074

2. National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074

Abstract

ABSTRACT We report a pseudo-outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter infections resulting from contamination by a saline dispenser in the microbiology laboratory. Isolates from clinical specimens had identical antimicrobial susceptibilities and electrophoretic fingerprints. The episode resolved with autoclaving of the dispenser. This demonstrates the importance of timely, thorough investigation of unusual organisms, particularly when they appear as a cluster.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.02165-08

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