Hospital-Related Infection — United States
A _Mycobacterium abscessus_ outbreak among lung transplant patients at a single hospital was traced to new building construction and its tainted water supply, researchers reported here.
_M. abscessus_ infections were confirmed in 39 recently hospitalized lung transplant patients, the source of which was traced to 12 tap water supply locations in the ward, prompting the use of sterile water and a new antibiotic prophylaxis regimen, including imipenem and inhaled amikacin, to manage the
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