Misidentification of Yersinia pestis by automated systems, resulting in delayed diagnoses of human plague infections--Oregon and New Mexico, 2010-2011.

Tourdjman, Mathieu; Ibraheem, Mam; Brett, Meghan; Debess, Emilio; Progulske, Barbara; Ettestad, Paul; McGivern, Teresa; Petersen, Jeannine; Mead, Paul

Tourdjman, Mathieu; Ibraheem, Mam; Brett, Meghan; Debess, Emilio; Progulske, Barbara; Ettestad, Paul; McGivern, Teresa; Petersen, Jeannine; Mead, Paul.

Tourdjman M; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. mathieu.tourdjman@free.fr

Clin Infect Dis ; 55(7): e58-60, 2012 Oct.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22715170

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

One human plague case was reported in Oregon in September 2010 and another in New Mexico in May 2011. Misidentification of Yersinia pestis by automated identification systems contributed to delayed diagnoses for both cases.

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Automatización/métodos; Técnicas Bacteriológicas/métodos; Errores Diagnósticos; Peste/diagnóstico; Yersinia pestis/aislamiento & purificación; Adolescente; Diagnóstico Tardío; Femenino; Humanos; Masculino; Persona de Mediana Edad; New Mexico; Oregon; Yersinia pestis/clasificación

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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Peste / Automatización / Yersinia pestis / Técnicas Bacteriológicas / Errores Diagnósticos Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País como asunto: America do norte / Mexico Idioma: En Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Article

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