Investigating a pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection outbreak among elderly inpatients in the intensive care ward

Introduction: Mycobacterium abscessus is an opportunistic nontuberculous mycobacteria pathogen; however, the prevalence of nosocomial and community infections is increasing. In January 2016, several bedridden inpatients in the intensive care unit of a hospital had positive sputum smears for acid-fa...

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Main Authors: Wenya Hua, Kunyang Wu, Yelei Zhu, Zhengwei Liu, Yu Zhang, Jiazhen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/17395
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