Pseudobacteremia due to contaminated alcohol swabs.
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Fifteen isolates of Bacillus species were recovered during a 19-day period after the introduction of an automated radiometric blood culture system. The outbreak was traced to alcohol-resistant spores present in the cotton used to disinfect blood culture bottles. The role of Bacillus species as a pathogen and a laboratory contaminant is discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 18 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983