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The Perils of Multiplex Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panels: Pseudo-outbreaks of Salmonellae and Entamoeba histolytica in Immunocompromised Hosts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2018

Elizabeth Robilotti ,
Eleanor Powell ,
Shauna Usiak ,
Ying Taur ,
N. Esther Babady  and
Mini Kamboj
Elizabeth Robilotti*
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Infection Control, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
Eleanor Powell
Affiliation:
Clinical Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Shauna Usiak
Affiliation:
Infection Control, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Ying Taur
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
N. Esther Babady
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Clinical Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Mini Kamboj
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Infection Control, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
*
Address correspondence to Elizabeth Robilotti, MD, MPH, 1275 York Avenue Box 9, New York, NY 10065 (robilote@mskcc.org).
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Abstract

Two distinct clusters of gastroenteritis due to Salmonellae and Entamoeba histolytica (EH) were identified using a multiplex gastrointestinal pathogen panel (GPP) at a tertiary-care cancer center. Despite temporo-spatial overlap, our investigation did not corroborate transmission or true infection. In clinical practice, GPPs may render false-positive results.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;867–870

Type
Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 7 , July 2018 , pp. 867 - 870
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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