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Pseudo-outbreak of Bordetella bronchiseptica Infection Associated With Contaminated Rabbit Blood Used as a Broth Culture Supplement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David P. Calfee ,
John Kornblum  and
Stephen G. Jenkins
David P. Calfee*
Affiliation:
Departments of Medicine, New York, New York
John Kornblum
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Public Health Laboratory, New York, New York
Stephen G. Jenkins
Affiliation:
Pathology, New York, New York
*
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Box 1151, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 (David.Calfee@mssm.edu)
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Abstract

A cluster of clinical isolates of Bordetella bronchiseptica was identified by microbiology laboratory personnel. A clinical and molecular epidemiologic study determined that this cluster represented a pseudo-outbreak due to bacterial contamination of rabbit blood used as a broth culture supplement. This pseudo-outbreak highlights the importance of quality assurance programs in the laboratory.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , June 2007 , pp. 758 - 760
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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