Comment on

• Transmission of a highly drug-resistant strain (strain W1) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Community outbreak and nosocomial transmission via a contaminated bronchoscope.

  Agerton T, Valway S, Gore B, Pozsik C, Plikaytis B, Woodley C, Onorato I. Agerton T, et al. JAMA. 1997 Oct 1;278(13):1073-7. JAMA. 1997. PMID: 9315765
• Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a fiberoptic bronchoscope. Identification by DNA fingerprinting.

  Michele TM, Cronin WA, Graham NM, Dwyer DM, Pope DS, Harrington S, Chaisson RE, Bishai WR. Michele TM, et al. JAMA. 1997 Oct 1;278(13):1093-5. JAMA. 1997. PMID: 9315769