Mycobacterium chelonae infections associated with bee venom acupuncture

Sun Young Cho; Kyong Ran Peck; Jungok Kim; Young Eun Ha; Cheol In Kang; Doo Ryeon Chung; Nam Yong Lee; Jae Hoon Song

doi:10.1093/cid/cit753

Mycobacterium chelonae infections associated with bee venom acupuncture

Sun Young Cho
, Kyong Ran Peck
, Jungok Kim
, Young Eun Ha
, Cheol In Kang
, Doo Ryeon Chung
, Nam Yong Lee
, Jae Hoon Song

Sungkyunkwan University

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We report 3 cases of Mycobacterium chelonae infections after bee venom acupuncture. All were treated with antibiotics and surgery. Mycobacterium chelonae infections should be included in the differential diagnosis of chronic skin and soft tissue infections following bee venom acupuncture.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e110-e113
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	58
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit753
State	Published - Mar 2014

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acupuncture
bee venom
Mycobacterium chelonae

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