Mary Wilson
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Early Release
Volume 28, Number 4—April 2022
doi: 10.3201/eid2804.212097
Jacky Flipse
, Angelino T. Tromp, Janneke Bosman, Christine ten Hove, Hans Beks, Titia Kortbeek, Guido J.H. Bastiaens, and Ellen M. Mascini
Abstract
An increase in positive Bordetella parapertussis tests among patients in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands resulted in enhanced infection control and microbiological surveillance. Further analysis revealed that batches of contaminated nasopharyngeal swabs were associated with a pseudo-outbreak, resulting in incorrect diagnoses, antimicrobial treatments, isolation precautions, and public health notifications.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/4/21-2097_article
Volume 28, Number 4—April 2022
doi: 10.3201/eid2804.212097
Jacky Flipse
, Angelino T. Tromp, Janneke Bosman, Christine ten Hove, Hans Beks, Titia Kortbeek, Guido J.H. Bastiaens, and Ellen M. MasciniAbstract
An increase in positive Bordetella parapertussis tests among patients in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands resulted in enhanced infection control and microbiological surveillance. Further analysis revealed that batches of contaminated nasopharyngeal swabs were associated with a pseudo-outbreak, resulting in incorrect diagnoses, antimicrobial treatments, isolation precautions, and public health notifications.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/4/21-2097_article