Investigation of Mycobacterium abscessus outbreak among cystic fibrosis patients, Hawaii 2012

J Hosp Infect. 2016 Oct;94(2):198-200. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.04.015. Epub 2016 May 6.

Authors

D I Johnston¹, Z Chisty², J E Gross³, S Y Park⁴

Affiliations

¹ Disease Outbreak Control Division, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, HI, USA. Electronic address: david.johnston@doh.hawaii.gov.
² Disease Investigation Branch, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, HI, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
⁴ Disease Outbreak Control Division, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, HI, USA.

PMID: 27238609
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.04.015

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
Disease Outbreaks*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genotype
Hawaii / epidemiology
Humans
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular Typing
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / epidemiology*
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / classification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / genetics
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*