PSEUDOEPIDEMIC OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA IN A COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL

Authors
MEHTA JB KEFRI M SOIKE DR
Citation
Jb. Mehta et al., PSEUDOEPIDEMIC OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA IN A COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL, Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 16(11), 1995, pp. 633-634
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection control and hospital epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0899823X
Volume
16
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
633 - 634
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(1995)16:11<633:PONMIA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Soon after our hospital instituted the BACTEC mycobacterial isolation system, the proportion of cultures positive for nontuberculous mycobac teria increased dramatically. After eliminating other possible sources of contamination, the BACTEC probe's sterilization time and temperatu re were increased, and the incidence of positive mycobacterial culture s returned to its former rate (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995;16:6 33-634).