对Mycobacterium franklinni伪疫情的调查

Angela Helms1, Christina Silkaitis2, Cathy Paulus3

  • 1Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, Palos Heights, IL; Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL; Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL.

概括

弗兰克林尼菌 (Mycobacterium franklinni) 是感染的常见原因,可能导致受污染的医疗设备爆发疫情. 评估患者的症状对于识别伪疫情和确定必要的治疗非常重要.