Outbreak of <i>Mycobacterium massiliense</i> Infection Associated with Intramuscular Injections

Abstract

Twelve strains of a rapidly growing Mycobacterium species were isolated from an outbreak associated with intramuscular injections of an antimicrobial agent and were identified by comparative sequence analysis of rpoB and hsp65. These isolates were identified as Mycobacterium massiliense (100% similarity).