Medical tourists to the Dominican Republic contract Mycobacterium infection associated with cosmetic surgery
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#2TQWP)
The New York City Health Department announced Thursday that it has identified a cluster of Mycobacterium abscessus/chelonae skin/soft tissue infections associated with cosmetic surgery performed in the Dominican Republic. There have been eight cases identified in New York City and two in Connecticut this year. All 10 of these patients reported having undergone cosmetic procedures ["]
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