Mycobacterial contamination of bronchoscopes: Challenges and possible solutions in low resource settings

Dania Khalid Saeed; Sadia Shakoor; Seema Irfan; Rumina Hasan

doi:10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.08.002

Mycobacterial contamination of bronchoscopes: Challenges and possible solutions in low resource settings

Dania Khalid Saeed, Sadia Shakoor, Seema Irfan, Rumina Hasan

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Abstract

The use of bronchoscopes has increased in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics to circumvent the diagnostic challenges that are associated with low sputum volume and smear-negative TB. In healthcare facilities situated in low income countries that have a high burden of TB, adequate decontamination of bronchoscopes is a challenge and often overlooked to save on time and costs. This amplifies the risk of outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculosis mycobacteria. In this minireview, we review published literature of contaminated bronchoscopes causing pseudo-outbreaks of M. tuberculosis and nontuberculosis mycobacteria in an effort to determine common sources, and possible mitigation strategies in low-resource settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	408-411
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.08.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2016

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Contaminated bronchoscopes
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria
Pseudo-outbreaks

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