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A pseudo-outbreak ofMethylobacterium mesophilica isolated from patients undergoing bronchoscopy

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An unusual, slow growing, pink-pigmented gramnegative bacillus was isolated from bronchoscopy specimens of seven patients over a three-month period. The organism was identified asMethylobacter mesophilica. None of the patients were believed to be infected withMethylobacter mesophilica. The results of environmental cultures showed that the organism was present in tap water from the bronchoscopy room.

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  1. Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center (113), 921 NE 13th St, 73104, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    D. J. Flournoy

  2. Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center (113), 921 NE 13th St, 73104, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    R. L. Petrone & D. W. Voth

  3. Neurology Services, Veterans Administration Medical Center (113), 921 NE 13th St, 73104, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    D. W. Voth

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Flournoy, D.J., Petrone, R.L. & Voth, D.W. A pseudo-outbreak ofMethylobacterium mesophilica isolated from patients undergoing bronchoscopy. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 11, 240–243 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02098087

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