Identification by genotyping of a commercial antigen preparation as the source of a laboratory contamination with Coxiella burnetii and as an unexpected rich source of control DNA

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 383-384

  Tilburg, Jeroen J H C ^a   Horrevorts, Alphons M ^a   Peeters, Marcel F ^b   Klaassen, Corné H W ^a   Rossen, John W A ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; COXIELLA BURNETII; GENOTYPE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER;

COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

COXIELLA BURNETII;

EID: 78650873084     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01491-10     Document Type: Article

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