Rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium wound infections among medical tourists undergoing cosmetic surgeries in the dominican republic - Multiple states, March 2013- February 2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 201-202

  Schnabel, David ^a   Gaines, Joanna ^b   Nguyen, Duc B ^b   Esposito, Douglas H ^b   Ridpath, Alison ^c   Yacisin, Kari ^c   Poy, Jose A ^c   Mullins, Jocelyn ^d   Burns, Rachel ^e   Lijewski, Virginia ^e   McElroy, Nora P ^e   Ahmad, Nina ^f   Harrison, Cassandra ^g   Parinelli, Ellen J ^h   Beaudoin, Amanda L ⁱ   Posivak Khouly, Leah ^j   Scott Pritchard, P ^k   Jensen, Bette J ^b   Toney, Nadege C ^b   Moulton Meissner, Heather A ^b   Nyangoma, Edith N ^b   Anita Barry, M ^l   Feldman, Katherine A ^a   Blythe, David ^a   Perz, Joseph F ^b   Morgan, Oliver W ^m   Kozarsky, Phyllis ^b   Brunette, Gary W ^b   Sotir, Mark ^b   more..

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d CDC   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g New York State Metropolitan Area Regional Office   (United States)

^h New York State Orange County Health Department   (United States)

ⁱ PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^j Montgomery County Health Department   (United States)

^k FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^l Boston Public Health Commissions   (United States)

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

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL TOURISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897816315     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

References (5)

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