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Two patients from Colorado and one from Arizona were infected. infections after admission to the clinic Mexico stem cell injections, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Two patients from Colorado and one from Arizona were infected. infections after admission to the clinic Mexico stem cell injections, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported this Thursday.
The US agency on Thursday advised caution for people planning to travel abroad for treatment.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) They described a case registered in November and December 2022. when two hospitals in Colorado treated a 30- to 39-year-old woman suffering from meningitis.
“In October 2022 she received an intrathecal injection of stem cells fetal in Baja California, Mexico, for treatment of multiple sclerosis, and subsequently developed headaches and fever suggestive of meningitis,” the CDC article noted.
This patient was found to have cerebrospinal fluid. presence of bacteria Mycobacterium abscessus and doctors consulted with another hospital about treating this patient.
In the spring of 2023, doctors at the second hospital identified mycobacterial abscess infection in two more patients. acquired after stem cell injections in different clinics in Mexico.
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One of the patients at the second hospital, described as an Arizona man between 60 and 69 years old, developed an osteoarticular infection in the right elbow after he received embryonic stem cell injections to treat psoriatic arthritis.
This patient received treatment in April 2022. at a clinic in Baja California different from the one who cared for the woman.
The third case cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) involved a Colorado man aged 60 to 69 who developed bilateral knee infections after he received embryonic stem cell injections in both knees to treat osteoarthritis in October 2022 at a clinic in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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“Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculous mycobacterium that is difficult to treat,” the CDC explained. “There have been several reports of extrapulmonary infections associated with medical tourism.”.
“Observation of such cases, as well as advice and recommendations are recommended for people considering medical tourism,” the agency added. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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