Massive and Lengthy Clonal Nosocomial Expansion of Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. <i>massiliense</i> among Patients Who Are Ventilator Dependent without Cystic Fibrosis
Kosaku Komiya, Mitsunori Yoshida, Sonoe Uchida, Shuichi Takikawa, Mari Yamasue, Takashi Matsumoto, Yuta Morishige, Akio Aono, Kazufumi Hiramatsu, Yoshio Yamaoka, Akira Nishizono, Manabu Ato, Jun‐ichi Kadota, Satoshi Mitarai
Abstract
may spread among patients who are ventilator dependent without CF through direct or indirect in-hospital transmission. The current infection control measures should address potential transmission among patients without CF, particularly in facilities that treat patients who are ventilator dependent and patients with preexisting chronic pulmonary diseases, such as CF.
Topics & Concepts
Mycobacterium abscessusNontuberculous mycobacteriaOutbreakCystic fibrosisMicrobiologySingle-nucleotide polymorphismTransmission (telecommunications)BiologyMedicineGenotypeMycobacteriumBacteriaGeneticsVirologyGeneEngineeringElectrical engineeringMycobacterium research and diagnosisInfectious Diseases and Mycology