Efficacy of calcium hypochlorite and ultraviolet irradiation against Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium marinum

Efficacy of calcium hypochlorite and ultraviolet irradiation against Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium marinum

Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) cause opportunistic infections with increasing frequency in immunocompromised humans. Water is one of the natural sources for transmission of NTM and plays a major role in the epidemiology of NTM infections. This study evaluated the efficacy of calcium h...

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Main Authors: E A Roshani Edirisinghe, D R Anuruddhika Dissanayake, Charmalie L Abayasekera, Appudurai Arulkanthan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Chlorine
Mycobacterium fortuitum
Mycobacterium marinum
nontuberculous mycobacteria
UV irradiation
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=311;epage=314;aulast=Roshani

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