title: Pseudo-outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter infection resulting from laboratory contamination of saline solution.
abstract: We report a pseudo-outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter infections resulting from contamination by a saline dispenser in the microbiology laboratory. Isolates from clinical specimens had identical antimicrobial susceptibilities and electrophoretic fingerprints. The episode resolved with autoclaving of the dispenser. This demonstrates the importance of timely, thorough investigation of unusual organisms, particularly when they appear as a cluster.
authors.affiliation: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Lynette A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Douglas Su Gin
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Toon Mae
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jureen
authors.forename: Dale A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tambyah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007753:Laboratories; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride