Outbreak of surgical infection caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in breast implants in Brazil.

Padoveze, M C; Fortaleza, C M C B; Freire, M P; Brandão de Assis, D; Madalosso, G; Pellini, A C G; César, M L V; Pisani Neto, V; Beltramelli, M M; Chimara, E; Ferrazoli, L; da Silva Telles, M A; Sampaio, J L M; Leão, S C

Padoveze, M C; Fortaleza, C M C B; Freire, M P; Brandão de Assis, D; Madalosso, G; Pellini, A C G; César, M L V; Pisani Neto, V; Beltramelli, M M; Chimara, E; Ferrazoli, L; da Silva Telles, M A; Sampaio, J L M; Leão, S C.

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Padoveze MC; Centro de Vigilância Epidemiológica Prof. Alexandre Vranjac, State Health Department, Hospital Infection Division, São Paulo, Brazil.

J Hosp Infect ; 67(2): 161-7, 2007 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17881086

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Breast Implantation/adverse effects; Cross Infection/epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Mycobacterium Infections/epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Brazil/epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Cross Infection/microbiology; DNA, Bacterial/genetics; Female; Genotype; Humans; Middle Aged; Molecular Epidemiology; Multivariate Analysis; Mycobacterium Infections/microbiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgical Wound Infection/microbiology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgical Wound Infection / Cross Infection / Disease Outbreaks / Breast Implantation / Mycobacterium Infections Type of study: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: J Hosp Infect Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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