An Outbreak of Bacteremias Associated With <i>Mycobacterium mucogenicum</i> in a Hospital Water Supply

Abstract

The cause of the outbreak seemed to be water contamination of central venous catheters (CVCs) during bathing. A recommendation in early 2001 that CVCs be protected from water during bathing was followed by no M. mucogenicum bacteremias during the second half of 2001, only one in 2002, and none at all during 2003.