Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium scrofulaceum linked to cross-contamination with a laboratory reference strain

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 649-651

  Oda, G V ^a   Devries, M M ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0035217553     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501838     Document Type: Article

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