Mycobacterium chelonae Eye Infections Associated with Humidifier Use in an Outpatient LASIK Clinic--Ohio, 2015.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 64(41): 1177, 2015 Oct 23.
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| ID: mdl-26492452
ABSTRACT
Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) eye surgery is increasingly common, with approximately 600,000 procedures performed each year in the United States. LASIK eye surgery is typically performed in an outpatient setting and involves the use of a machine-guided laser to reshape the lens of the eye to correct vision irregularities. Clinic A is an ambulatory surgery center that performs this procedure on 1 day each month. On February 5, 2015, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department (TLCHD) in Ohio was notified of eye infections in two of the six patients who had undergone LASIK procedures at clinic A on January 9, 2015. The two patients experienced eye pain after the procedures and received diagnoses of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae, an environmental organism found in soil and water.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Oculares Bacterianas
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Contaminação de Equipamentos
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Surtos de Doenças
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Mycobacterium chelonae
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Ceratomileuse Assistida por Excimer Laser In Situ
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Umidificadores
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Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article