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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1982 March; 43(3): 722-724

Resistance of Mycobacterium chelonei-like organisms to formaldehyde.

ABSTRACT

Mycobacterium chelonei-like organisms have been isolated from patients in two outbreaks of peritonitis involving chronic peritoneal dialysis machines routinely disinfected with 2 to 3% formaldehyde. Susceptibility studies revealed that water-adapted M. chelonei-like organism strains could survive 2 h of exposure to 10% formaldehyde.

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