Mycobacterium goodii Infections Associated with Surgical Implants at Colorado Hospital

From February to October 2003, Mycobacterium goodii wound infections were identified among three patients who received surgical implants at a Colorado hospital. This report summarizes the investigation of the first reported nosocomial outbreak of M. goodii. Increased awareness is needed about the po...

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Autores principales: Ferguson, Dayna Devon, Gershman, Ken, Jensen, Bette, Arduino, Matthew J., Yakrus, Mitchell A., Cooksey, Robert C., Srinivasan, Arjun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15504281
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1010.040402
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author Ferguson, Dayna Devon
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description From February to October 2003, Mycobacterium goodii wound infections were identified among three patients who received surgical implants at a Colorado hospital. This report summarizes the investigation of the first reported nosocomial outbreak of M. goodii. Increased awareness is needed about the potential for nontuberculous mycobacteria to cause postoperative wound infections.
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spelling pubmed-33232792012-04-17 Mycobacterium goodii Infections Associated with Surgical Implants at Colorado Hospital Ferguson, Dayna Devon Gershman, Ken Jensen, Bette Arduino, Matthew J. Yakrus, Mitchell A. Cooksey, Robert C. Srinivasan, Arjun Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch From February to October 2003, Mycobacterium goodii wound infections were identified among three patients who received surgical implants at a Colorado hospital. This report summarizes the investigation of the first reported nosocomial outbreak of M. goodii. Increased awareness is needed about the potential for nontuberculous mycobacteria to cause postoperative wound infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3323279/ /pubmed/15504281 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1010.040402 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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