MYCOBACTERIUM-CHELONEI ISOLATION FROM BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID AND ITS PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS

被引:60
作者
NYE, K
CHADHA, DK
HODGKIN, P
BRADLEY, C
HANCOX, J
WISE, R
机构
[1] DUDLEY RD GEN HOSP,HOSP INFECT RES LAB,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,BIRMINGHAM B18 7QH,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
[2] DUDLEY RD GEN HOSP,HOSP INFECT RES LAB,DEPT THORAC MED,BIRMINGHAM B18 7QH,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
关键词
bronchoscopy; disinfection; Mycobacterium chelonei;
D O I
10.1016/0195-6701(90)90114-4
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Mycobacterium chelonei was isolated from the broncho-alveolar lavage fluid of seven patients on eight occasions over a 6-month period. The same bacterium was identified in the hospital water supply. Despite the use of a recommended disinfection procedure, it proved impossible to eradicate the organism until the bronchoscopes were treated with ethylene oxide and the use of tap water in rinsing was abandoned. © 1990.
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页码:257 / 261
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