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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Flipse, Jacky ; Tromp, Angelino T. ; Bosman, Janneke ; ten Hove, Christine ; Beks, Hans ; Kortbeek, Titia ; Bastiaens, Guido J.H. ; Mascini, Ellen M.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Bordetella Infections Bordetella Pertussis Disease Outbreaks Humans
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(4):890-892
• Pubmed ID:
  35318925
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8962902
• Document Type:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Netherlands
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1ccd9c26a08bfd81843c7014e16ffe2640a3821f4cc3ab1407a0b347eea60b4c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/116337/cdc_116337_DS1.pdf
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