Misidentification of Yersinia pestis by automated systems, resulting in delayed diagnoses of human plague infections--Oregon and New Mexico, 2010-2011.
case_series · Level IV
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Automation
- Bacteriological Techniques
- Diagnostic Errors
- Plague
- Yersinia pestis