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Misidentification of Yersinia pestis by Automated Systems, Resulting in Delayed Diagnoses of Human Plague Infections--Oregon and New Mexico, 2010-2011

Mathieu Tourdjman, Mam Ibraheem, Meghan Brett, Emilio DeBess, Barbara Progulske, Paul Ettestad, Teresa McGivern, Jeannine M. Petersen, Paul S. Mead

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2012 · 32 citations · 3 references

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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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Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

Rafael Harpaz, Ismael R. Ortega‐Sanchez, Jane F. Seward · 2008 · 1.3K citations

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Direct Comparison of the BD Phoenix System with the MicroScan WalkAway System for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> and Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Organisms

James W. Snyder, Gina K. Munier, Charles Johnson · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2008 · 83 citations · Full text

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Use of Sentinel Laboratories by Clinicians to Evaluate Potential Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections

Brian C. Pien, J. Royden Saah, Sara Miller et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2006 · 30 citations · Full text

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