An outbreak of bronchoscopy-related Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections due to lack of bronchoscope leak testing

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 976-981

  Ramsey, Alan H ^a   Oemig, Tanya V ^b   Davis, Jeffrey P ^b   Massey, Jeffrey P ^c   Török, Thomas J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Disease outbreaks; Equipment contamination; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISINFECTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036207496     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.3.976     Document Type: Article

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