<it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>contamination of mouth swabs during production causing a major outbreak
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2002 we investigated an outbreak comprising 231 patients in Norway, caused by <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>and linked to the use of contaminated mouth swabs called Dent-O-Sept. Here we describe the extent of contami...
Main Authors: | Lassen Jørgen, Engeset Eva, Jacobsen Trond, Hagestad Kristian, Bø Gjermund, Eriksen Hanne-Merete, Iversen Bjørn G, Aavitsland Preben |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-03-01
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Series: | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
Online Access: | http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/6/1/3 |
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