Water-borne infection hitting patients across the country

More than 150 hospitals across the country reporting infected patients


More than 150 hospitals across the country are reporting at least one patient with a potentially dangerous water-borne infection, according to an article on the WCNC website.

Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria or NTM are often found in public water, but are generally not a threat to those healthy people, but are increasingly dangerous for people with compromised immune systems.

NTM can cause serious infections in people who come in contact with a contaminated water source, the article said. 

Large healthcare facilities, which have complex water systems, are an especially challenging breeding ground.

Read the article.



November 19, 2019


Topic Area: Infection Control


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