An Outbreak ofPseudomonas aeruginosaInfections Associated with Flexible Bronchoscopes
- 16 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 348 (3) , 221-227
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa021808
Abstract
Endoscopes, including bronchoscopes, are the medical devices most frequently associated with outbreaks of nosocomial infections. We investigated an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections after bronchoscopic procedures.Keywords
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