title: Pseudo-outbreak of Cupriavidus pauculus infection at an outpatient clinic related to rinsing culturette swabs in tap water.
abstract: Cupriavidus pauculus is a water microorganism rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We describe a pseudo-outbreak in which multiple strains that were associated with moistening of culturette swabs with tap water were isolated from a single clinic before collecting the patient specimen.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
authors.forename: Joan-Miquel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Balada-Llasat
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elkins
authors.forename: Lettie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swyers
authors.forename: Tammy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bannerman
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pancholi
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D049921:Cupriavidus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply
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