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March 1, 2026Clinical Microbiology and InfectionOpen Access

Fomite transmission of Mycobacterium abscessus between severely disabled patients

Shiomi Yoshida Yuki Matsumoto Aya Kajihara Masahisa Funato Kazunari Tsuyuguchi Satoshi Mitarai Kiyoshi Takemoto Shota Nakamura

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The aim was to investigate the transmission route and outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus in a hospital setting.
Conducted genomic analyses and environmental surveys over 34 months.
Performed mycobacterial culture screening on 294 clinical and environmental samples.
Divided the observation period into three phases with two interventions.
Confirmed infections in five patients during Phase 1.
Identified new cases in Phase 2 after environmental surveys found MAM strains.
Isolated a total of 52 MAM strains, showing near-identical genomic sequences.

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Investigates the transmission of Mycobacterium abscessus among disabled patients, revealing potential environmental routes.

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Yoshida et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ac2b02a1e69014ccda3b https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2026.02.029

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