False-Positive Culture Results from Patient Tissue Specimens Due to Contamination of RPMI Medium with Cryptococcus albidus | Zendy

Lisa G. Winston | Zendy; Marguerite Roemer | Zendy; Carol D. Goodman | Zendy; Barbara Haller | Zendy

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False-Positive Culture Results from Patient Tissue Specimens Due to Contamination of RPMI Medium with Cryptococcus albidus

Author(s) -

Lisa G. Winston,

Marguerite Roemer,

Carol D. Goodman,

Barbara Haller

Publication year - 2007

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.02447-06

Subject(s) - contamination , microbiology and biotechnology , cryptococcus , biology , ecology

Cryptococcus albidus , a rare opportunist, was isolated from biopsy specimens from three patients over 4 days. An investigation showed that the specimens had been contaminated by placement in RPMI medium. The importance of rapid communication between the microbiology laboratory, the infectious diseases/infection control division, and other involved parties in the event of unusual occurrences is highlighted.

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