title: [Contamination of a bronchial fiberscope by mycobacteria linked to an automated bronchoscope disinfection machine].
abstract: Mycobacteria are being isolated with increasing frequency from automated bronchoscope disinfection machines. This has led to misdiagnosis and nosocomial infections. In this study, we isolated Mycobacterium chelonae from a bronchoscope disinfection machine and found one strain to be resistant to 2% glutaraldehyde and sensitive to 70% ethanol. Since we began cleaning the sink of the machine with 70% ethanol, no mycobacteria has been seen throughout the machine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004203:Disinfection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005976:Glutaral / Q000494:pharmacology; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D000431:Ethanol; D005976:Glutaral