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Outbreak of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Subcutaneous Infections Related to Multiple Mesotherapy Injections

2009; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 47; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.00196-09

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

A. Carbonne, Florence Brossier, Isabelle Arnaud, Iheb Bougmiza, Éric Caumes, Jean‐Paul Meningaud, S. Dubrou, Vincent Jarlier, Emmanuelle Cambau, Pascal Astagneau,

Tópico(s)

Medical Research and Treatments

Resumo

We describe an outbreak of severe subcutaneous infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria following mesotherapy. Epidemiological studies and molecular comparisons of Mycobacterium chelonae strains from different patients and the environment suggested that contamination may be associated with inappropriate cleaning of the multiple-injection device with tap water.

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