Using PCR-based detection and genotyping to trace Streptococcus salivarius meningitis outbreak strain to oral flora of radiology physician assistant.

Using PCR-based detection and genotyping to trace Streptococcus salivarius meningitis outbreak strain to oral flora of radiology physician assistant.

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...

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Main Authors: Velusamy Srinivasan, Robert E Gertz, Patricia L Shewmaker, Sarah Patrick, Amit S Chitnis, Heather O'Connell, Isaac Benowitz, Priti Patel, Alice Y Guh, Judith Noble-Wang, George Turabelidze, Bernard Beall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3285201?pdf=render

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