Abstract:
:Clonal Mycobacterium mucogenicum isolates (determined by molecular typing) were recovered from 19 bronchoscopic specimens from 15 patients. None of these patients had evidence of mycobacterial infection. Laboratory culture materials and bronchoscopes were negative for Mycobacteria. This pseudo-outbreak was caused by contaminated ice used to provide bronchoscopic lavage. Control was achieved by transitioning to sterile ice.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemioljournal_title
Infection control and hospital epidemiologyauthors
Bringhurst J,Weber DJ,Miller MB,Jones MC,Rivera MP,Akulian J,Rutala WA,Sickbert-Bennett EEdoi
10.1017/ice.2019.317subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-01-01 00:00:00pages
124-126issue
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0899-823Xissn
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