A bronchoscopy-associated pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium mucogenicum associated with contaminated ice machine water and ice

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Dec;44(12):2056-2058. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.101. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Abstract

A pseudo-outbreak of bronchoscopy-associated Mycobacterium chelonae and M. mucogenicum was traced to contaminated ice machine water and ice. A nonsterile ice bath was used to cool uncapped, sterile, saline syringes used to slow procedural bleeding. Joining the growing evidence of bronchoscopy pseudo-outbreaks, our investigation describes several lessons for future prevention.

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoscopy* / adverse effects
  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Ice
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous* / epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium chelonae
  • Water Microbiology*

Substances

  • Ice

Supplementary concepts

  • Mycolicibacterium mucogenicum