Mycobacterium abscessus post-injection abscesses from extrinsic contamination of multiple-dose bottles of normal saline in a rural clinic

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 537-542

  Yuan, Jun ^a,b   Liu, Yufei ^b   Yang, Zhicong ^b   Cai, Yanshan ^b   Deng, Zhiai ^b   Qin, Pengzhe ^b   Li, Tiegang ^b   Dong, Zhiqiang ^b   Yan, Ziqiang ^b   Zhou, Duanhua ^c   Luo, Huiming ^d   Ma, Huilai ^a   Pang, Xinglin ^b   Fontaine, Robert E ^a,e  

^a Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Guangzhou Health Bureau   (China)

^d Guangdong Center for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Disease outbreaks; Hospital infections; Injection; Mycobacterium chelonae

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; CAPREOMYCIN; CEFRADINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; RIBAVIRIN; RIBOSTAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE FINDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION SITE ABSCESS; INJECTION SITE INDURATION; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; WATER SUPPLY;

ABSCESS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 68949170352     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.024     Document Type: Article

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