Abstract
We describe an apparent outbreak of respiratory infection with Acinetobacter species involving 14 patients over 8 days. Epidemiological investigation revealed two consecutive pseudo-outbreaks of infection caused by two consecutive, unrelated laboratory errors in the processing of sputum, nasopharyngeal, and endotracheal aspirates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 510-512 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1997 |