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Mycobacterium abscessus
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Mycobacterium genus comprises the species of the M. tuberculosis complex and those called as nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). When humans and some animals come into contact with mycobacteria, these microorganisms might cause severe pathogenic infections by breaking the host barrier. Due to their environmental nature and frequently as opportunistic infection, the rapid growing mycobacteria have been related to nosocomial infections, and M. abscessus has been one of the mostly frequent species. This microorganism may cause many types of tissue infections and it has been highly resistant to the majority of chemotherapeutic agents. A literature review on international and national outbreaks caused by this pathogen was performed to search the foremost causes which facilitate its proliferation. Twenty-eight publications described the NTM characteristics. The NTM outbreaks were reported in 15 articles, being three of them national studies which were related to invasive medical procedures, and 12 were international investigations linked to noninvasive procedures. All of the papers reported the occurrence of inadequate cleaning practices and disinfection procedures, indicating that a highly efficient quality system are needed, and also the further studies on the pathogen nature for carrying on the more effective preventive measures.References
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