Pseudo-outbreak of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis associated with presumed laboratory processing contamination. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • An investigation prompted by six positive cultures for multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis during a 7-week period found that an unusual resistance pattern, temporal proximity of laboratory processing, and identical DNA fingerprints supported the theory of cross-contamination. Laboratory processing procedures included specimen batching and multi-use vials of buffer solution. Processing procedures were changed and no additional cases of suspected cross-contamination have been observed.

publication date

  • October 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Cross Infection
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Microbiological Techniques
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Specimen Handling
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036771810

PubMed ID

  • 12400894

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 23

issue

  • 10