Mycobacterium abscessus Infections Among Patients of a Pediatric Dentistry Practice - Georgia, 2015

On Jun 18, 2015, a woman aged 30 years was brought to the Staten Island University Hospital Emergency Department (ED) in New York by her mother, who reported that the patient had become acutely confused at home, was repeating herself, and did not recognize her family members. She had a diagnosis of...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2016, Vol.65 (13), p.355
Main Authors: Peralta, Gianna, Tobin-D'Angelo, Melissa, Parham, Angie, Edison, Laura, Lorentzson, Lauren, MSHA, Carol Smith, Drenzek, Cherie
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Biofilms
Clinics
Dentistry
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Infections
Patients
Pediatrics
Public health
Water quality
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Summary:On Jun 18, 2015, a woman aged 30 years was brought to the Staten Island University Hospital Emergency Department (ED) in New York by her mother, who reported that the patient had become acutely confused at home, was repeating herself, and did not recognize her family members. She had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder for which she took lithium, and she had a history notable for polysubstance abuse. Her other medications included risperidone (an antipsychotic), benztropine (an anticholinergic), and bupropion (an antidepressant). ED staff members learned from the patient's mother that the patient had started taking diet pills that contained a thyroid hormone, which the patient had purchased through the Internet 2 weeks earlier. Commercially available thyroid supplements can contain clinically relevant amounts of triiodothyronine, and consumption has the potential to cause profound metabolic derangements.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X