Pseudo-Outbreak ofMycobacterium scrofulaceumLinked to Cross-Contamination With a Laboratory Reference Strain
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 22 (10) , 649-651
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501838
Abstract
Mycobacterium scrofulaceumwas isolated from three clinical specimens over a period of 2 months. In the preceding 10 years, the institution had not reported any cases of this unusual mycobacterium. Investigation and confirmatory molecular testing indicated a laboratory control strain to be the source of contamination.Keywords
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