Abstract
To delineate the epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients, we studied 32 case patients with disseminated MAC infection who attended the same day-care facility during a period of 13 months. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis showed very low similarity between MAC strains, suggesting that, despite close contacts between the patients, nosocomial cross-transmission or exposure to a common source of MAC did not occur.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 784-786 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection control and hospital epidemiology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases