FALSE-POSITIVE CULTURES WITH SALMONELLA IIIB 61 K/1,5,7 DUE TO CONTAMINATED SHEEP BLOOD MEDIA/

Authors
STEPHAN R BURNENS AP
Citation
R. Stephan et Ap. Burnens, FALSE-POSITIVE CULTURES WITH SALMONELLA IIIB 61 K/1,5,7 DUE TO CONTAMINATED SHEEP BLOOD MEDIA/, Medical microbiology letters, 5(5), 1996, pp. 236-244
Citations number
15
Journal title
Medical microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184627
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
236 - 244
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4627(1996)5:5<236:FCWSI6>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Non-fecal isolates of Arizona subgroup are rarely isolated from humans in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Evidence is presented to sho w that six cases of presumed human as well as of two bovine infections with Salmonella Illb 61:k:1,5,7 were probably due to contaminated she ep blood used in preparing the culture media. Salmonella Illb 61:k:1,5 ,7 causes low-grade septicemia in sheep. Routine quality control proce dures may fail to detect contamination of sheep blood with this organi sm.