Clusters of nontuberculous mycobacteria linked to water sources at three Veterans Affairs medical centers.

Gina OdaMark A WintersSusan M PachecoMonica K SikkaSusan C BleasdaleBruce DunnErin BoswellBenjamin WintersAmelia BumstedJennifer FrischMark Holodniy

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)

NTM from hospital water systems are found in hospitalized patients, often during workup for other infections, making attribution of NTM infection problematic. Variable NTM identification methods and changing taxonomy create challenges for epidemiologic investigation and linkage to environmental sources.

Keyphrases

drinking water
healthcare
emergency department
gene expression
hiv testing
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acute care
adverse drug
dna methylation
climate change
human immunodeficiency virus
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electronic health record
drug induced