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- Title
Potential Outbreak of Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense Infections from Stem Cell Treatment Clinics in Mexico -- Arizona and Colorado, 2022.
- Authors
Nguyen, Minh-Vu H.; Hasan, Nabeeh A.; Nogueira De Moura, Vinicius Calado; Epperson, L. Elaine; Czaja, Christopher A.; Johnston, Helen; Laramee, Nicholas; Orten, Kelsey; Rivas, JulieAnna; Prasai, Siru; Grossman, Marissa K.; Perkins, Kiran M.; Griffith, David E.; Khare, Reeti; Strong, Michael; Daley, Charles L.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the potential outbreak of extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus subspecies massiliense infections linked to stem cell treatment clinics in Mexico, highlighting cases in Arizona and Colorado. Topics include the patients' medical history, investigation outcomes revealing clonal M. abscessus isolates from different clinics, and collaborative efforts to identify the infection source and prevent further cases through genomic analysis and case finding.
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIUM; SUBSPECIES; STEM cell treatment; PATIENTS; GENOMICS
- Publication
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2024, Vol 73, Issue 18, p420
- ISSN
0149-2195
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15585/mmwr.mm7318a3