| Title |
Notes from the Field: Mycobacterium abscessus Infections Among Patients of a Pediatric Dentistry Practice--Georgia, 2015.
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|---|---|
| Published in |
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.15585/mmwr.mm6513a5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gianna Peralta, Melissa Tobin-D'Angelo, Angie Parham, Laura Edison, Lauren Lorentzson, Carol Smith, Cherie Drenzek |
| Abstract |
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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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 3 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Brazil | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 8 | 62% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 23% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
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| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 32 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 15% |
| Other | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Unknown | 7 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 45% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 9 | 27% |
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