Volume 11, Number 4—April 2005
Dispatch
Mycobacteria in Nail Salon Whirlpool Footbaths, California
Duc J. Vugia*
, Yvonne Jang†, Candi Zizek*, Janet Ely†, Kevin L. Winthrop*‡, and Edward Desmond†
, Yvonne Jang†, Candi Zizek*, Janet Ely†, Kevin L. Winthrop*‡, and Edward Desmond†Table
Mycobacteria, by species, isolated from 30 whirlpool footbaths in 18 nail salons, California, 2000
| Mycobacteria | N (%) of spas |
|---|---|
| Mycobacterium fortuitum* | 14 (47) |
| M. mucogenicum* | 7 (23) |
| M. mageritense* | 6 (20) |
| M. avium complex | 5 (17) |
| M. smegmatis group* | 4 (13) |
| UNTM* | 3 (10) |
| M. simiae | 3 (10) |
| M. gordonae | 2 (7) |
| M. neoaurum-like* | 2 (7) |
| M. lentiflavum | 2 (7) |
*Rapid growers. UNTM, unidentified nontuberculosis mycobacteria.
