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Contaminated Collection Media as a Cause of Pseudoinfection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Richard H. Schiappacasse ,
Sharon Ritter ,
Cynthia Schleis ,
Carole Backman  and
Janis Pierzchala
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Abstract

Following the appearance of positive Gram's stains from sterile surgical cases, an investigation was begun. Nonviable but stainable bacteria were found in the gel-based transport media. The use of a cause-and-effect diagram helped to show the numerous items that affected the problem.

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 15 , Issue 12 , December 1994 , pp. 760 - 762
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1994

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