Pseudo-outbreak of Brevundimonas diminuta Attributed to Contamination of Culture Medium Supplement

Rachael A Lee; Stephen A Moser; Martha Long; Susan L Butler; Jennifer F Whiddon; Bernard C Camins

doi:10.1017/ice.2017.17

Pseudo-outbreak of Brevundimonas diminuta Attributed to Contamination of Culture Medium Supplement

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 May;38(5):598-601. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.17. Epub 2017 Mar 7.

Authors

Rachael A Lee¹, Stephen A Moser², Martha Long³, Susan L Butler², Jennifer F Whiddon², Bernard C Camins¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Internal Medicine,the University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
² 3Clinical Microbiology Laboratories,Department of Pathology,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
³ 4Department of Infection Prevention and Control,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.

PMID: 28264729
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.17

Abstract

We report an epidemiological investigation of a cluster of Brevundimonas diminuta isolates cultured from sterile sites. Inoculation of supplement medium yielded growth of B. diminuta. Molecular typing indicated likely contamination of the lot. No B. diminuta was further isolated after replacement of the supplement with a new lot number. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:598-601.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Alabama / epidemiology
Caulobacteraceae / isolation & purification*
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Culture Media
Databases, Factual
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Contamination*
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Young Adult

Substances

Culture Media