Hospital outbreak of atypical mycobacterial infection of port sites after laparoscopic surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 344-347

  Vijayaraghavan, R ^a   Chandrashekhar, R ^a   Sujatha, Y ^a   Belagavi, C S ^a  

^a Raj Mahal Vilas Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacterial infection (AMI); Hospital outbreak; Laparoscopic port site infection; M. chelonae; NTM (Non Tuberculous Mycobacteria)

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; OPERATING ROOM; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOFILMS; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33750497656     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.07.021     Document Type: Article

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