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) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 784-786 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Microbiology (medical)
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Carbonne, A., Lemaitre, N., Bochet, M., Truffot-Pernot, C., Katlama, C., Grosset, J., ... Jarlier, V. (1998). Mycobacterium avium Complex Common-Source or Cross-Infection in AIDS Patients Attending the Same Day-Care Facility. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 19(10), 784-786.