Mycobacterium abscessus epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]
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
- ↑ 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.