<it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>contamination of mouth swabs during production causing a major outbreak

• Main Authors: Lassen Jørgen (Author), Engeset Eva (Author), Jacobsen Trond (Author), Hagestad Kristian (Author), Bø Gjermund (Author), Eriksen Hanne-Merete (Author), Iversen Bjørn G (Author), Aavitsland Preben (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...