Outbreak of<i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>Wound Infections among “Lipotourists” from the United States Who Underwent Abdominoplasty in the Dominican Republic - Concepedia

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Outbreak of<i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i>Wound Infections among “Lipotourists” from the United States Who Underwent Abdominoplasty in the Dominican Republic

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2008

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E. Yoko Furuya, Armando Paez, Arjun Srinivasan, Robert C. Cooksey, Michael Augenbraun, Miriam J. Baron, Karen Brudney, Phyllis Della‐Latta, Concepción F. Estívariz, Staci A. Fischer,

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

This case series of M. abscessus infection in US "lipotourists" highlights the risks of traveling abroad for surgery and the potential role of the Internet in identifying and investigating outbreaks.

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