title: Pseudo-outbreak of Brevundimonas diminuta Attributed to Contamination of Culture Medium Supplement.
abstract: We report an epidemiological investigation of a cluster of Brevundimonas diminuta isolates cultured from sterile sites. Inoculation of supplement medium yielded growth of B. diminuta. Molecular typing indicated likely contamination of the lot. No B. diminuta was further isolated after replacement of the supplement with a new lot number. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:598-601.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Internal Medicine,the University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Rachael A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 3Clinical Microbiology Laboratories,Department of Pathology,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.affiliation: 4Department of Infection Prevention and Control,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: 3Clinical Microbiology Laboratories,Department of Pathology,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.affiliation: 3Clinical Microbiology Laboratories,Department of Pathology,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Jennifer F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Whiddon
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Internal Medicine,the University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Bernard C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Camins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000407:Alabama / Q000453:epidemiology; D042063:Caulobacteraceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004340:Drug Contamination; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media