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Pseudo-Outbreak of Bordetella parapertussis Caused by Contaminated Swabs in the Netherlands.


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.

SUBMITTER: Flipse J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962902 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pseudo-Outbreak of Bordetella parapertussis Caused by Contaminated Swabs in the Netherlands.

Flipse Jacky J   Tromp Angelino T AT   Bosman Janneke J   Ten Hove Christine C   Beks Hans H   Kortbeek Titia T   Bastiaens Guido J H GJH   Mascini Ellen M EM  

Emerging infectious diseases 20220401 4


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. ...[more]

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