Ralstonia pickettiiTraced in Blood Culture Bottles

Autor: Boutros, Ne´vine, Gonullu, Nevriye, Casetta, Anne, Guibert, Miche`le, Ingrand, Didier, Lebrun, Le´a
Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Microbiology; July 2002, Vol. 40 Issue: 7 p2666-2667, 2p
Abstrakt: ABSTRACTOver a 9-month period, 14 strains of Ralstonia pickettiiwere isolated from various biological samples inoculated in a blood culture medium. Molecular epidemiological investigation confirmed the relatedness of the strains. The source of the contamination proved to be the blood culture bottle caps.
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