Pseudo-Outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter Infection Resulting from Laboratory Contamination of Saline Solution | Zendy

Lynette A. Pereira | Zendy; Douglas Chan | Zendy; Toon Mae Ng | Zendy; Raymond Lin | Zendy; Roland Jureen | Zendy; Dale Fisher | Zendy; Paul Anantharajah Tambyah | Zendy

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Pseudo-Outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter Infection Resulting from Laboratory Contamination of Saline Solution

Author(s) -

Lynette A. Pereira,

Douglas Chan,

Toon Mae Ng,

Raymond Lin,

Roland Jureen,

Dale Fisher,

Paul Anantharajah Tambyah

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02165-08

Subject(s) - outbreak , contamination , rhizobium , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , saline , antimicrobial , bacteria , virology , ecology , genetics , endocrinology

We report a pseudo-outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter infections resulting from contamination by a saline dispenser in the microbiology laboratory. Isolates from clinical specimens had identical antimicrobial susceptibilities and electrophoretic fingerprints. The episode resolved with autoclaving of the dispenser. This demonstrates the importance of timely, thorough investigation of unusual organisms, particularly when they appear as a cluster.

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