A Pseudo-Outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae Infections Related to Bronchoscopy

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-137

  Cox, Ronald ^a   DeBorja, Karen ^b   Bach, Michael C ^b  

^a Hospital Epidemiologist   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRONCHOSCOPES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031065396     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30142405     Document Type: Article

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