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CDC Warns of Uncommon Bacterial Infections from Dentists’ Water Strains


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The U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention is warning that plenty of U.S. kids have picked up a severe an infection from contaminated water strains on the dentist’s workplace.

Though uncommon, outbreaks of nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) infections have been reported in youngsters handled on the dentist, one cluster in 2015 and one other in 2016, the CDC says. A 3rd cluster recognized at a pediatric dental clinic final March is below investigation.

These  lodge within the slender water strains in dental gear.

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