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==Overview==
==Overview==
Mycobacterium abscessus infection can occur worldwide.  Although mycobacterium abscessus infection has been reported throughout the United States, South Eastern states such as Florida and Texas have the highest incidence.<ref name="pmid17277290">{{cite journal| author=Griffith DE, Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, Catanzaro A, Daley C, Gordin F et al.| title=An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases. | journal=Am J Respir Crit Care Med | year= 2007 | volume= 175 | issue= 4 | pages= 367-416 | pmid=17277290 | doi=10.1164/rccm.200604-571ST | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17277290  }} </ref>  In July 2014, an outbreak of mycobacterium abscessus infection was reported in South Carolina.


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Mycobacterium abscessus infection can occur worldwide. Although mycobacterium abscessus infection has been reported throughout the United States, South Eastern states such as Florida and Texas have the highest incidence.[1] In July 2014, an outbreak of mycobacterium abscessus infection was reported in South Carolina.

References

  1. Griffith DE, Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, Catanzaro A, Daley C, Gordin F; et al. (2007). "An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 175 (4): 367–416. doi:10.1164/rccm.200604-571ST. PMID 17277290.


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