Mycobacteria in nail salon whirlpool footbaths, California

Duc J. Vugia; Yvonne Jang; Candi Zizek; Janet Ely; Kevin L. Winthrop; Edward Desmond

doi:10.3201/eid1104.040936

Mycobacteria in nail salon whirlpool footbaths, California

Duc J. Vugia, Yvonne Jang, Candi Zizek, Janet Ely, Kevin L. Winthrop, Edward Desmond

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In 2000, an outbreak of Mycobacterium fortuitum furunculosis affected customers using whirlpool footbaths at a nail salon. We swabbed 30 footbaths in 18 nail salons from 5 California counties and found mycobacteria in 29 (97%); M. fortuitum was the most common. Mycobacteria may pose an infectious risk for pedicure customers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	616-618
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1104.040936
State	Published - Apr 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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