| an outbreak of achromobacter xylosoxidans related to diagnostic tracer procedures. | in december, 1978, an investigation was undertaken to determine the source of infection in five patients in one hospital with hospital-associated bacteremia due to achromobacter xylosoxidans. review of their records showed that each had a diagnostic tracer procedure preceding the bacteremia and that no other procedures were common to all. further investigation revealed that patients from three other hospitals were studied using diagnostic tracer materials from the index hospital. five patients w ... | 1982 | 6805314 |