Notes from the Field: Mycobacterium abscessus Infections Among Patients of a Pediatric Dentistry Practice--Georgia, 2015

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Apr 8;65(13):355-6. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6513a5.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Female
  • Georgia / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / epidemiology*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Pediatric Dentistry*