Mycobacteria in Nail Salon Whirlpool Footbaths, California

Vugia, Duc J.; Jang, Yvonne; Zizek, Candi; Ely, Janet; Winthrop, Kevin L.; Desmond, Edward

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Mycobacteria in Nail Salon Whirlpool Footbaths, California

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Apr 2005
By Vugia, Duc J. ; Jang, Yvonne ; Zizek, Candi ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Vugia, Duc J. ; Jang, Yvonne ; Zizek, Candi ; Ely, Janet ; Winthrop, Kevin L. ; Desmond, Edward
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In 2000, an outbreak of Mycobacterium fortuitum furunculosis affected customers using whirlpool footbaths at a nail salon. We swabbed 30 footbaths in 18 nail salons from 5 California counties and found mycobacteria in 29 (97%); M. fortuitum was the most common. Mycobacteria may pose an infectious risk for pedicure customers.
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Beauty Culture Dispatch Humans Hydrotherapy Mycobacterium Public Health Water Microbiology
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Emerg Infect Dis. 11(4):616-618.
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Journal Article
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California
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North America
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11
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4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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