Notes from the field: rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium wound infections among medical tourists undergoing cosmetic surgeries in the Dominican Republic--multiple states, March 2013-February 2014.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 63(9): 201-2, 2014 Mar 07.
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| ID: mdl-24598597
ABSTRACT
In August 2013, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MDHMH) was notified of two persons with rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterial (RG-NTM) surgical-site infections. Both patients had undergone surgical procedures as medical tourists at the same private surgical clinic (clinic A) in the Dominican Republic the previous month. Within 7 days of returning to the United States, both sought care for symptoms that included surgical wound abscesses, clear fluid drainage, pain, and fever. Initial antibiotic therapy was ineffective. Material collected from both patients' wounds grew Mycobacterium abscessus exhibiting a high degree of antibiotic resistance characteristic of this organism.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infección de la Herida Quirúrgica
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica
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Turismo Médico
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Mycobacterium
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Infecciones por Mycobacterium
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Caribe ingles
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Dominica
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Republica dominicana
Idioma:
En
Revista:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Año:
2014
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Article