Pseudo-outbreak of Acinetobacter lwoffii infection in a tertiary care center in Thailand.
We describe a pseudo-outbreak of Acinetobacter lwoffii infection that was recognized early. The pseudo-outbreak involved 16 patients and occurred 3.5 months after the GNS-506 Vitek automated system was introduced in the microbiology laboratory. Prompt confirmation of incomplete use of the automated system's algorithm as the point source of the misidentified A. lwoffii clinical isolates averted a full outbreak investigation and excess use of infection control resources.
Apisarnthanarak
Anucha
A
Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand. anapisarn@yahoo.com
Kiratisin
Pattarachai
P
Thongphubeth
Kanokporn
K
Yuakyen
Chananart
C
Mundy
Linda M
LM
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology