title: Furunculosis due to Mycobacterium mageritense associated with footbaths at a nail salon.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gira
authors.forename: Amy H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Reisenauer
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hammock
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nadiminti
authors.forename: Jonathan T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Macy
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: Mitchell A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yakrus
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toney
authors.forename: Bette J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Henry M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: S Wright
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Caughman
authors.forename: Frederick S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Nolte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001505:Beauty Culture; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009262:Nails