Outbreaks of Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Infection in the United States

To date, 114 known outbreaks of human infection by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been associated with medical / other invasive procedures.  37 of these (32%) have reported from the United States.  The following chronology is abstracted from the Gideon e-book series. [1]   Primary references are available from the author.  1987     17 cases of Mycobacterium chelonae otitis media in Louisiana caused by contaminated water used by an ENT practice  1988    8 cases of Mycobacterium chelonae infection associated with a contaminated jet injector used in a Podiatry office.  1989 – 1990   16 cases of  Mycobacterium fortuitum respiratory tract colonization in Washington, D.C. among patients on an alcoholism rehabilitation ward  1991 *     6 cases of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in Washington, related to contaminated electromyography needles  1995 – 1996    87 cases (in 16 states) of Mycobacterium abscessus soft tissue infection associated with use of a contaminated adrenal cortex extract  1998     6 cases of Mycobacterium mucogenicum  bacteremia among bone marrow transplant and oncology patients in Minnesota, related to use of  contaminated water in a hematology-oncology unit.  1999     10 cases of Mycobacterium abscessus arthritis  in Texas associated with  contaminated benzalkonium chloride used in injections.  2000 – 2001     110 cases of Mycobacterium fortuitum skin infection in California,  associated with contaminated foot...
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