Outbreak of persistent cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae after mesotherapy sessions, Lima, Peru Surto de abscessos cutâneos persistentes por Mycobacterium chelonae pós-mesoterapia, Lima, Peru

• Main Authors: César V Munayco (Author), Carlos G Grijalva (Author), Dante R Culqui (Author), José L Bolarte (Author), Luis A Suárez-Ognio (Author), Neyda Quispe (Author), Roger Calderon (Author), Luis Ascencios (Author), Manuel Del Solar (Author), Martín Salomón (Author), Francisco Bravo (Author), Eduardo Gotuzzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Outbreaks of rapidly growing mycobacteria have been occasionally described. The article reports an outbreak of cutaneous abscesses due to Mycobacterium chelonae following mesotherapy in Lima, Peru. From December 2004 through January 2005, 35 subjects who had participated in mesotherapy training sess...