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Using PCR-based detection and genotyping to trace Streptococcus salivarius meningitis outbreak strain to oral flora of radiology physician assistant.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Srinivasan Velusamy, Gertz Robert E, Shewmaker Patricia L, Patrick Sarah, Chitnis Amit S, O'Connell Heather, Benowitz Isaac, Patel Priti, Guh Alice Y, Noble-Wang Judith, Turabelidze George, Beall Bernard
Abstract excerpt
We recently investigated three cases of bacterial meningitis that were reported from a midwestern radiology clinic where facemasks were not worn during spinal injection of contrast agent during myelography procedures. Using pulsed field gel electrophoresis we linked a case strain of S. salivarius to an oral specimen of a radiology physician assistant (RPA). We also used a real-time PCR assay to detect S....
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