title: Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium scrofulaceum linked to cross-contamination with a laboratory reference strain.
abstract: Mycobacterium scrofulaceum was isolated from three clinical specimens over a period of 2 months. In the preceding 10 years, the institution had not reported any cases of this unusual mycobacterium. Investigation and confirmatory molecular testing indicated a laboratory control strain to be the source of contamination.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California 94304, USA.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: DeVries
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yakrus
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015359:Mycobacterium scrofulaceum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*