Nosocomial Pseudoepidemic Caused by Bacillus cereus Traced to Contaminated Ethyl Alcohol from a Liquor Factory

Po-Ren Hsueh; Lee-Jene Teng; Pan-Chyr Yang; Hui-Lu Pan; Shen-Wu Ho; Kwen-Tay Luh

doi:10.1128/JCM.37.7.2280-2284.1999

DOI: 10.1128/JCM.37.7.2280-2284.1999

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.37.7.2280-2284.1999

PubMed

10364598

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American Society for Microbiology Journals

History

Received February 8, 1999
Returned for modification March 9, 1999
Accepted April 15, 1999
Published online July 1, 1999.

Author Information

Po-Ren Hsueh¹,²,
Lee-Jene Teng¹,³,
Pan-Chyr Yang²,
Hui-Lu Pan¹,
Shen-Wu Ho¹,³ and
Kwen-Tay Luh¹,² *

Departments of Laboratory Medicine¹ and
Internal Medicine,² National Taiwan University Hospital, and
School of Medical Technology,³National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

↵* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung-Shan South Rd., Taipei, Taiwan. Phone: 886-2-23562149. Fax: 886-2-23224263. E-mail: luhkt{at}ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw.

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