Outbreak ofMycobacterium abscessusWound Infections among “Lipotourists” from the United States Who Underwent Abdominoplasty in the Dominican Republic | Zendy

E. Yoko Furuya | Zendy; Armando Paez | Zendy; Arjun Srinivasan | Zendy; Robert C. Cooksey | Zendy; Michael Augenbraun | Zendy; Miriam J. Baron | Zendy; Karen Brudney | Zendy; Phyllis DellaLatta | Zendy; Concepción F. Estívariz | Zendy; Staci A. Fischer | Zendy; Mary Fran Flood | Zendy; Pamela Kellner | Zendy; Carmen Roman | Zendy; Mitchell A. Yakrus | Zendy; Don Weiss | Zendy; Eric V. Granowitz | Zendy

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Outbreak ofMycobacterium abscessusWound Infections among “Lipotourists” from the United States Who Underwent Abdominoplasty in the Dominican Republic

Author(s) -

E. Yoko Furuya,

Armando Paez,

Arjun Srinivasan,

Robert C. Cooksey,

Michael Augenbraun,

Miriam J. Baron,

Karen Brudney,

Phyllis DellaLatta,

Concepción F. Estívariz,

Staci A. Fischer,

Mary Fran Flood,

Pamela Kellner,

Carmen Roman,

Mitchell A. Yakrus,

Don Weiss,

Eric V. Granowitz

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/529191

Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium abscessus , surgery , amikacin , outbreak , clarithromycin , cefoxitin , cellulitis , antibiotics , dermatology , mycobacterium , staphylococcus aureus , virology , pathology , tuberculosis , genetics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , helicobacter pylori

Some US residents travel abroad to undergo cosmetic surgery for fat removal, a practice referred to as "lipotourism." Mycobacterium abscessus can cause postsurgical wound infection.

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