Mycobacterium mucogenicum and other non-tuberculous mycobacteria in potable water of a trauma hospital: A potential source for human infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-76

  Fernandez Rendon, E ^a   Cerna Cortes, J F ^a   Ramirez Medina, M A ^a   Helguera Repetto, A C ^a   Rivera Gutierrez, S ^a   Estrada Garcia, T ^b   Gonzalez y Merchand, J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hospital potable water; Mycobacterium mucogenicum; Non tuberculous mycobacteria; Trauma hospital

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INJURY; MEXICO; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MUCOGENICUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PEREGRINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM RHODESIAE; NON TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; WATER SAMPLING;

DRINKING WATER; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEXICO; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS;

EID: 84455169567     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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