Ralstonia pickettii traced in blood culture bottles

Boutros M., Gonullu N., Casetta A., Guibert M., Ingrand D., Lebrun L.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, cilt.40, sa.7, ss.2666-2667, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1128/jcm.40.7.2666-2667.2002
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2666-2667
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Over a 9-month period, 14 strains of Ralstonia pickettii were isolated from various biological samples inoculated in a blood culture medium. Molecular epidemiological investigation confirmed the relatedness of the strains. The source of the contamination proved to be the blood culture bottle caps.