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Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims.
Eduardo Cuevas USA TODAY
2 hours ago
Health experts are alerting travelers considering medical care abroad about a trio of recent drug-resistant bacterial infections caused by stem cell injections at Mexican clinics.
After stem cell treatments abroad, three Americans became infected by mycobacterium abscessus, a distant relative of the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy. In a report published Thursday, U.S. medical experts said they fear additional infections from the injections could have been missed. Two patients shared bacteria with identical genetic material even though their procedures happened in clinics hundreds of miles apart. The incidents have raised concerns about others who sought stem cell injection treatments abroad. The procedure is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“It's hard to put an exact number, because unfortunately, nobody seems to be monitoring this very closely,” said Dr. Charles Daley, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health, a hospital in Denver. “There's very little oversight.”...
Stem cell injections in Mexico can be hazardous. Report identifies US victims.
Eduardo Cuevas USA TODAY
2 hours ago
Health experts are alerting travelers considering medical care abroad about a trio of recent drug-resistant bacterial infections caused by stem cell injections at Mexican clinics.
After stem cell treatments abroad, three Americans became infected by mycobacterium abscessus, a distant relative of the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy. In a report published Thursday, U.S. medical experts said they fear additional infections from the injections could have been missed. Two patients shared bacteria with identical genetic material even though their procedures happened in clinics hundreds of miles apart. The incidents have raised concerns about others who sought stem cell injection treatments abroad. The procedure is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“It's hard to put an exact number, because unfortunately, nobody seems to be monitoring this very closely,” said Dr. Charles Daley, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health, a hospital in Denver. “There's very little oversight.”...