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Comment
. 2017 Apr 1;64(7):912-913.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw881.

Modern Healthcare Versus Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Who Will Have the Upper Hand?

Matthew B Crist  1 , Joseph F Perz  1
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Comment

Modern Healthcare Versus Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Who Will Have the Upper Hand?

Matthew B Crist et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: disease outbreaks; infection control.; medical devices; nontuberculous mycobacteria; water microbiology.

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Potential conflicts of interest. Both authors: No reported conflicts. Both authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

Comment on

  • Two-Phase Hospital-Associated Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus: Investigation and Mitigation.
    Baker AW, Lewis SS, Alexander BD, Chen LF, Wallace RJ Jr, Brown-Elliott BA, Isaacs PJ, Pickett LC, Patel CB, Smith PK, Reynolds JM, Engel J, Wolfe CR, Milano CA, Schroder JN, Davis RD, Hartwig MG, Stout JE, Strittholt N, Maziarz EK, Saullo JH, Hazen KC, Walczak RJ Jr, Vasireddy R, Vasireddy S, McKnight CM, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ. Baker AW, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 1;64(7):902-911. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw877. Clin Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28077517 Free PMC article.

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