Tuesday 27 June 2017

PRO/EDR> Non-TB mycobacteria, nosocomial: Background

Mycobacteria, non-TB -- Worldwide/Unknown
To date, 114 known outbreaks of human infection by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been associated with medical/other invasive procedures. 37 of these (32 percent) have been reported from the United States. The following chronology is abstracted from the Gideon e-book series (1). Primary references are available from the author.
- 1987: 17 cases of _Mycobacterium chelonae_ otitis media in Louisiana caused by contaminated water used by an ENT practice
- 1988: 8 cases of

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