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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2004, p. 1813-1817, Vol. 42, No. 4
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1813-1817.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Furunculosis Due to Mycobacterium mageritense Associated with Footbaths at a Nail Salon

Amy K. Gira,1 Amy H. Reisenauer,1 Lauren Hammock,2 Uma Nadiminti,1 Jonathan T. Macy,3 Ariane Reeves,3 Cindy Burnett,4 Mitchell A. Yakrus,5 Sean Toney,5 Bette J. Jensen,6 Henry M. Blumberg,7 S. Wright Caughman,1 and Frederick S. Nolte2,7*

Department of Dermatology,1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine,7 Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources,4 Tuberculosis/Mycobacteriology Branch, Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research,5 Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Healthcare and Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,6 Division of Health Assessment and Promotion, DeKalb County Board of Health, Decatur, Georgia3

Received 12 September 2003/ Returned for modification 18 November 2003/ Accepted 28 December 2004

We report two cases of lower-extremity furunculosis caused by Mycobacterium mageritense. Both patients were patrons of the same nail salon, where they received footbaths prior to pedicures. M. mageritense bacteria isolated from two whirlpool footbaths were determined to be closely related to the patient isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Emory University Hospital, Clinical Laboratories, Room F145, 1364 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30322. Phone: (404) 712-7297. Fax: (404) 712-7297. E-mail: fnolte{at}emory.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2004, p. 1813-1817, Vol. 42, No. 4
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1813-1817.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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