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 Petersen; Paul Mead

doi:10.1093/cid/cis578

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

Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;55(7):e58-60. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis578. Epub 2012 Jun 19.

Authors

Mathieu Tourdjman¹, Mam Ibraheem, Meghan Brett, Emilio Debess, Barbara Progulske, Paul Ettestad, Teresa McGivern, Jeannine Petersen, Paul Mead

Affiliation

¹ Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. mathieu.tourdjman@free.fr

PMID: 22715170
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis578

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Automation / methods*
Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Delayed Diagnosis
Diagnostic Errors*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New Mexico
Oregon
Plague / diagnosis*
Yersinia pestis / classification
Yersinia pestis / isolation & purification*