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Prolonged postprocedural outbreak of Mycobacterium massiliense infections associated with ultrasound transmission gel.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2016
Cheng A, Sheng W-H, Huang Y-C, Sun H-Y, Tsai Y-T, Chen M-L, Liu Y-C, Chuang Y-C, Huang S-C, Chang C-I, Chang L-Y, Huang W-C, Hsueh P-R, Hung C-C, Chen Y-C, Chang S-C
Abstract excerpt
Postprocedural infections by Mycobacterium abscessus complex are increasing worldwide, and the source and route of transmission are infrequently identified. Here the extension of a previous clustering of paediatric patients with surgical site infections due to a single strain of the subspecies M. massiliense is reported. The investigation was conducted at a 2200-bed teaching hospital in Taiwan and included...
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