An outbreak of joint and cutaneous infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria after corticosteroid injection

An outbreak of joint and cutaneous infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria after corticosteroid injection

Objectives: An outbreak of joint and cutaneous infections among patients who had been injected at a single clinic in South Korea was investigated. Methods: In this retrospective case–control study, 61 cases were diagnosed based on symptoms and signs of septic arthritis or cutaneous infection that de...

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Main Authors: Sun-Young Jung, Bong Gi Kim, Donghyok Kwon, Ji-Hyuk Park, Seung-Ki Youn, Semi Jeon, Hye-Yeon Um, Kyoung-Eun Kwon, Hyun-Jung Kim, Hyun-Joo Jung, Eunmi Choi, Byung-Joo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria
Outbreak
Epidemiology
Corticosteroid
Injection
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