By Ethan Covey
The formation of a multidisciplinary team and the implementation of a sterile water protocol decreased cases of Mycobacterium abscessus among cardiothoracic transplant patients, according to data presented at IDWeek 2022 (poster 1216), held in Washington, D.C.
“M. abscessus is a rapid-growing, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that can form biofilms in municipal water systems, and as such is difficult to eliminate,” said Shardul Rathod, MPH, CIC, an infection