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Invasive Mycobacterium abscessus Outbreak at a Pediatric Dental Clinic.

Jasjit SinghKathleen O'DonnellDelma J NievesFelice C Adler-ShohetAntonio C ArrietaNegar AshouriGurpreet AhujaMichele CheungW Nathan HolmesKevin HuohLisa TranM Tuan TranNguyen PhamMatthew Zahn
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
This is the largest outbreak of invasive MAB infections associated with a pediatric dental practice. While infections were indolent, patients suffered medical and surgical consequences of treatment, including permanent tooth loss. Identification of this outbreak led to a change in water standards for pediatric dental procedures in California. Enhanced national dental water quality standards are needed to prevent future outbreaks.
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