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Hospital-Acquired Infection Due to Mycobacterium chelonei in a Nonindigenous Patient in Italy

Author(s) -

Liana Signorini,

Cadeo Barbara,

Colombini Paolo,

Cristini Francesco,

Bombana Enrico,

Alberto Matteelli,

Viale Pierluigi

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.2310/7060.2001.24039

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine

Although a common contaminant in hospital environments, Mycobacterium chelonei is rarely responsible for nosocomial infections, it is mainly implants or device related: contamination of porcine and prosthetic cardiac grafts, tympanotomy tubes, and intravenous and dialysis catheters.1–3 Surgical site infections (SSI) following augmentation mammoplasty and aesthetic surgical procedures are also well described.4 We describe the first Italian case of SSI caused by M. chelonei in a person from Ecuador.

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