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DentistryDental Public HealthPediatric DentistryMedical MicrobiologyOral MicrobiologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesOral Bacterial InfectionsOral CareOral Infection DiagnosisOral Infection EpidemiologyOral InfectionsPediatric Oral InfectionChild Oral InfectionCommon-source Outbreak InvestigationDental AbscessationMicrobiology Of Odontogenic InfectionsOdontogenic Infection EpidemiologyOral AbscessesOutbreak Source ControlPreventive Control Measures
On September 13, 2015, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) was notified by hospital A of a cluster of pediatric Mycobacterium abscessus odontogenic infections. Hospital A had provided care for nine children who developed presumptive or confirmed M. abscessus infection after having a pulpotomy at pediatric dentistry practice A (dates of onset: July 23, 2014-September 4, 2015). During a pulpotomy procedure, decay and the diseased pulp are removed to preserve a deciduous tooth. DPH initiated an investigation to identify the outbreak source and recommend prevention and control measures.
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