Pseudooutbreak of rapidly growing mycobacteria due to Mycobacterium abscessus subsp bolletii in a digestive and respiratory endoscopy unit caused by the same clone as that of a countrywide outbreak
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- 作者：Thaí ; s Guimarã ; es ; MD ; PhDa ; tguimaraes@terra.com.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Erica Chimara ; MScb ; Gladys Villas Boas do Prado ; MDa ; Lucilaine Ferrazoli ; MScb ; Natalia Garcia Fernandes Carvalho ; MScb ; Fernanda Cristina dos Santos Simeã ; o ; MScb ; André ; ia Rodrigues de Souza ; MScb ; Christiane A.R. Costa ; MScb ; Cristina Viana Niero ; MScc ; Urze Adomaitis Brianesi ; MScc ; Thais Romano di Gioia ; MDa ; Laura Maria Brasileiro Gomes ; MSca ; Fernanda de Souza Spadã ; o ; MSca ; Maria das Graç ; as Silva ; MSca ; Eduardo Guimarã ; es Hourneaux de Moura ; MD ; PhDa ; Anna S. Levin ; MD ; PhDa
- 关键词：Rapidly growing mycobacteria ; Bronchoscopy ; Endoscopy
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：11
- 页码：e221-e226
- 全文大小：861 K
文摘
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The nontuberculous mycobacteria have been reported in endoscopic procedures.
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We describe a pseudo-outbreak of M. abscessus subsp. bolletii in an endoscopy unit.
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The investigation demonstrated contamination of endoscopes and disinfection machines.
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The water may be the source of infection.