Molecular Characterization of <i>Mycobacterium massiliense</i> and <i>Mycobacterium bolletii</i> in Isolates Collected from Outbreaks of Infections after Laparoscopic Surgeries and Cosmetic Procedures

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An outbreak of infections affecting 311 patients who had undergone different invasive procedures occurred in 2004 and 2005 in the city of Belém, in the northern region of Brazil. Sixty-seven isolates were studied; 58 were from patients who had undergone laparoscopic surgeries, 1 was from a patient with a postinjection abscess, and 8 were from patients who had undergone mesotherapy. All isolates were rapidly...

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