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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Peralta, G., Tobin-D’Angelo, M., Parham, A., Edison, L., Lorentzson, L., Smith, C., & Drenzek, C. (2016). Notes from the Field: Mycobacterium abscessus Infections Among Patients of a Pediatric Dentistry Practice — Georgia, 2015. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 65(13), 355–356. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6513a5
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