Prospective healthcare-associated links in transmission of nontuberculous mycobacteria among people with cystic fibrosis (pHALT NTM) study: Rationale and study design
Jane E. Gross,
Silvia Caceres,
Katie Poch
et al.
Abstract:Background
Healthcare-associated acquisition and transmission of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) among people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) has been described, and remains a concern for both patients and providers. This report describes the design of a prospective observational study utilizing the standardized epidemiologic investigation toolkit for healthcare-associated links in transmission of NTM among pwCF.
Methods
This is a parallel multi-site study of pwCF who have infections with respiratory NTM isola… Show more
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