| Literature DB >> 32829397 |
Arthur W Baker1,2, Jason E Stout1, Deverick J Anderson1,2, Daniel J Sexton1,2, Becky Smith1, Rebekah W Moehring1,2, Kirk Huslage1,2, Christopher J Hostler1,2,3, Sarah S Lewis1,2.
Abstract
We analyzed the impact of a hospital tap water avoidance protocol on respiratory isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). After protocol implementation, hospital-onset episodes of respiratory NTM isolation on high-risk units decreased from 41.0 to 9.9 episodes per 10 000 patient-days (incidence rate ratio, 0.24; 95% confidence interval, .17-.34; P < .0001).Entities:
Keywords: hospital outbreak; nontuberculous mycobacteria; tap water
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Year: 2021 PMID: 32829397 PMCID: PMC8326555 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1237
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079