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Comment
. 2022 Jun;28(6):1303.
doi: 10.3201/eid2806.220520.

Association of Healthcare and Aesthetic Procedures with Infections Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, France, 2012-2020

Kiara X McNamara, Joseph F Perz, Kiran M Perkins
Comment

Association of Healthcare and Aesthetic Procedures with Infections Caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, France, 2012-2020

Kiara X McNamara et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: France; aesthetic procedure‒associated infections; bacteria; case reports; comparative genomics; epidemiology; healthcare-associated infections; nontuberculous mycobacteria; nontuberculous mycobacteria infections; respiratory infections; retrospective study; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

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