Pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium gordonae associated with water from refrigerated fountains

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-79

  Lalande, V ^a   Barbut, F ^a   Varnerot, A ^b   Febvre, M ^a   Nesa, D ^a   Wadel, S ^a   Vincent, V ^b   Petit, J C ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium gordonae; Pseudo outbreak; Refrigerated fountain

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FREEZING; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; STOMACH SUCTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0034940373     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0929     Document Type: Article

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