Abstract
A cluster of surgical site infection cases after arthroscopic and laparoscopic procedures occurred between 2005 and 2007 in Goiânia, in the central region of Brazil. Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) were isolated from samples (exudates from cutaneous abscesses) from 18 patients of seven private hospitals. There were no reports of post-surgical arthroscopic and laparoscopic mycobacterial infections in Goiânia apart from this period. The 18 isolates were identified as Mycobacterium massiliense by PCR-restriction digestion of the hsp65 gene, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) comparisons, and rpoB partial gene sequencing. All isolates were typed as a single clone, indicating that they have the same origin, which suggests a common source of infection for all patients.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Abscess / epidemiology
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Abscess / microbiology
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Adult
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Aged
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Chaperonin 60
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Chaperonins / genetics
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Cluster Analysis
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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DNA Fingerprinting
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases / genetics
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Female
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Genotype
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium / genetics
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Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
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Mycobacterium Infections / epidemiology*
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Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
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Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology*
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Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Chaperonin 60
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DNA, Bacterial
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heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium
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DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
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RNA polymerase beta subunit
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Chaperonins