927. Tap Water Avoidance Decreases Rates of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Intensive Care Units

BACKGROUND: We recently investigated a clonal outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus molecularly linked to a colonized water supply at a new hospital addition. Use of sterile water instead of tap water for patient care in ICUs successfully mitigated the respiratory phase of the outbreak. We hypothesize...

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Autores principales: Baker, Arthur W, Smith, Becky, Sexton, Daniel J, Huslage, Kirk, Stout, Jason E, Anderson, Deverick J, Moehring, Rebekah W, Hostler, Christopher, Lewis, Sarah S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252544/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.068

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