WOODEN STICKS AS THE SOURCE OF A PSEUDOEPIDEMIC OF INFECTION WITH RHIZOPUS-MICROSPORUS VAR RHIZOPODIFORMIS AMONG IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS

Authors
VERWEIJ PE VOSS A DONNELLY JP DEPAUW BE MEIS JFGM
Citation
Pe. Verweij et al., WOODEN STICKS AS THE SOURCE OF A PSEUDOEPIDEMIC OF INFECTION WITH RHIZOPUS-MICROSPORUS VAR RHIZOPODIFORMIS AMONG IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 35(9), 1997, pp. 2422-2423
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
35
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2422 - 2423
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1997)35:9<2422:WSATSO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Wooden sticks used to suspend feces obtained for surveillance cultures were found Po be the source of Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodifor mis causing a pseudo-outbreak among 17 immunocompromised patients care d for in three different wards. Nonsterile wooden products should ther efore not Be used for collecting, handling, and processing specimens f or microbiological examination.