Pseudoepidemic of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria due to a Contaminated Bronchoscope Cleaning Machine

Lessons From Outbreaks Associated With Bronchoscopy

“…76 " 78 To ensure that persons responsible for reprocessing are properly trained, there should be initial and annual competency testing for such personnel. Siegman-lgra et al 40 Richardson et al 41 Hoffmann etal 42 Wheeler et al 31 Nye et al 43 Fraser et al 45 Gubleretal 46 Nicolle et al 47 Whitlock et al 48 Bryce et al 49 Vandernbroucke-Grauls et al 50 Bennett et al 51 Campagnaro et al 52 Kolmos et al 53 Maloney et al 54 Petersen et al 55 Hagan et al 56 Takigawa et al 57 Wang et al 58 Mitchell et al 59 Wallace …”

Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients Negative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Switzerland

“…A well-known problem is the possibility of cross-contamination of specimens by the bronchoscope, since in the process of steriliza-tion ofthis instrument several possible sources ofcontamination may be involved. Therefore, it is not surprising that several reports on mycobacterial cross-contamination by NTM have been described [60][61][62][63][64].…”

Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

“…P se u d o -o ut br e ak s o f N T M h a ve b e e n d e s cr i be d a s a r e su l t o f contamination of hospital laboratories, water supplies, and instruments such as bronchoscopes (Gubler et al, 1992). Once the diagnosis of NTM infection has been made, a treatment of long duration of is typically required (Stout, 2006).…”