Abstract
We report a pseudo-outbreak of infection caused by Clostridium sordellii, an uncommon human pathogen. The pseudo-outbreak involved 6 patients and was temporally associated with a change by the clinical microbiology laboratory in the protocol of handling anaerobic culture specimens. All isolates were genetically indistinguishable from a laboratory reference strain used for quality control.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
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Clostridium Infections / etiology*
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Clostridium sordellii / genetics
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Clostridium sordellii / isolation & purification*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Humans
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Laboratories, Hospital*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Specimen Handling