Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Abscesses due to Mycobacterium abscessus Linked to Injection of Unapproved Alternative Medication

Karin Galil*

, Lisa A. Miller†, Mitchell A. Yakrus*, Richard J. Wallace‡, David G. Mosley§, Bob England§, Gwen Huitt¶, Michael M. McNeil*, and Bradley A. Perkins*

Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA; ‡University of Texas Health Center, Tyler, Texas, USA; §Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; and ¶National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado, USA

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Dates of abscess onset in persons who had postinjection Mycobacterium abscessus abscesses after using a presumed adrenal cortex extract, United States, January 1995 to September 1996.

Figure 3. Dates of abscess onset in persons who had postinjection Mycobacterium abscessus abscesses after using a presumed adrenal cortex extract, United States, January 1995 to September 1996.

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