Peterson E, Thrupp L, Uchiyama N, Hawkins B, Wolvin B, Greene G
J Clin Microbiol. 1982 Oct;16(4):758-60. doi: 10.1128/jcm.16.4.758-760.1982.
Nonviable gram-negative bacilli were seen in smears of cerebrospinal fluid from eight infants in whom bacterial meningitis was ruled out. Tubes from commercial kits were the source of the factitious organisms.
在排除了细菌性脑膜炎的8名婴儿的脑脊液涂片上发现了无活力的革兰氏阴性杆菌。商用试剂盒中的试管是这些虚构生物体的来源。