Pseudo-outbreak of Parengyodontium album related to contaminated saline used in specimen processing in the microbiology laboratory - 15/08/24
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.05.016
Nancy L. Havill, MT(ASCP), MHA, CIC a, ⁎ 
, Nicole A. Colandrea, MT(ASCP), CIC a, Jacob Merwede, MBA, DLM SM(ASCP) b, Michael J. Aniskiewicz, M(ASCP), CIC a, Scott C. Roberts, MD a, c, Kavin Patel, MD c, Richard A. Martinello, MD a, d, †, David R. Peaper, MD, PhD, D(ABMM) b, e, †
, Nicole A. Colandrea, MT(ASCP), CIC a, Jacob Merwede, MBA, DLM SM(ASCP) b, Michael J. Aniskiewicz, M(ASCP), CIC a, Scott C. Roberts, MD a, c, Kavin Patel, MD c, Richard A. Martinello, MD a, d, †, David R. Peaper, MD, PhD, D(ABMM) b, e, † a Department of Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven, CT
b Department of Microbiology, Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven, CT
c Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
d Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
e Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
⁎Address correspondence to Nancy L. Havill, MT(ASCP), MHA, CIC, Department of Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Health System, 1450 Chapel St., New Haven, CT 06510.Department of Infection Prevention, Yale New Haven Health System1450 Chapel StNew HavenCT06510
Résumé |
We report a cluster of 9 isolates of Parengyodontium album recovered from 4 patients who had surgical tissue specimens processed after dilution with a multiuse diluent saline solution. P album was also identified from a nonclinical sample on agar prepared with the same lot number of saline solution. Our epidemiological investigation revealed this to represent a pseudo-outbreak related to contaminated saline used to process specimens in the microbiology laboratory.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Importance of leadership knowledge of product substitutions during back orders. |
• | Rapid investigation of unusual pathogens recovered from more than one specimen. |
• | Multi-disciplinary approach for clinical management of patients when contamination is suspected. |
Key Words : Mold, Surgical tissue contamination, Outbreak investigation, Fungal contamination
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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Vol 52 - N° 9
P. 1099-1101 - septembre 2024 Retour au numéro
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