Agrobacterium radiobacter as a Cause of Pseudobacteremia
| Autor: | C. Helmer, J. Sarlangue, J. C. Labadie, B. De Barbeyrac, J.-P. Gachie, H.-P. Doerman, Christiane Bébéar, B. Sandler, Anne-Marie Rogues, C. Delfeau |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Cross infection Epidemiology Agrobacterium Bacteremia Disease Outbreaks Microbiology Coagulation testing Humans Medicine False Positive Reactions Blood culture Bacteriological Techniques Blood Specimen Collection Cross Infection Chi-Square Distribution Venipuncture medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Infant Newborn biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infant newborn Infectious Diseases Equipment Contamination business Rhizobium Agrobacterium radiobacter |
| Zdroj: | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 20:345-347 |
| ISSN: | 1559-6834 0899-823X |
| Popis: | Agrobacterium radiobacterwas isolated from 15 blood cultures collected from 15 newborns. Contamination of blood cultures was suspected because, in most cases, the babies' illnesses seemed incompatible with infection.A radiobacterwas isolated from citrated tubes used for clotting-factor studies. Review of venipuncture technique revealed that occasionally the coagulation study tubes were being inoculated before the blood-culture bottles. This investigation demonstrated how an environmental source coupled with faulty technique caused a cluster of false-positive blood cultures. |
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