Mycobacteria in Nail Salon Whirlpool Footbaths, California

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: Mycobacteria;    Mycobacterium fortuitum;    furunculosis;    boils;    footspa;    whirlpool footbath;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid1104.040936

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In 2000, an outbreak of Mycobacterium fortuitum furunculosis affected customers using whirlpool footbaths at a nail salon. We swabbed 30 footbaths in 18 nail salons from 5 California counties and found mycobacteria in 29 (97%); M. fortuitum was the most common. Mycobacteria may pose an infectious risk for pedicure customers.

【 授权许可】

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