Mycobacterium chelonae Abscesses Associated with Biomesotherapy, Australia, 2008

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ivan, Mihaela ; Dancer, Craig ; Koehler, Ann P. ; Hobby, Michaela ; Lease, Chris ; Ivan, Mihaela ; Dancer, Craig ; Koehler, Ann P. ; Hobby, Michaela ; Lease, Chris
• Description:
  An outbreak of skin abscesses occurred in Adelaide, Australia, in association with bio mesotherapy, an alternative therapy practice. Mycobacterium chelonae was identified in 8 patient and 3 environmental samples. Our findings show M. chelonae infection can be associated with alternative therapies when infection-control breaches occur. Tighter regulations of alternative therapy practices are needed.
• Subjects:
  Abscess Adult Aged Complementary Therapies Dispatch Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous Skin Diseases, Bacterial

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(9):1493-1495. ; Emerg Infect Dis. 19(9):1493-1495.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  South Australia
• Location:
  Oceania ; Oceania
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2ec5af465eeddc617cf66534cd50f090e85af0c0b2d9aedd7bbfcf79d2d92cf1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20876/cdc_20876_DS1.pdf
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