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Subcutaneous Infection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Published on: February 9, 2011
Outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacterial subcutaneous infections related to multiple mesotherapy injections
Anne Carbonne1, Florence Brossier, Isabelle Arnaud
1C-CLIN Nord, Institut des Cordeliers, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France. acarbonn@bhdc.jussieu.fr
Abstract:
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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