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Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(4): 890-892, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35318925
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.