Oral infection outbreak appears linked to an Anaheim dental office, officials say : latimes

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Oral infection outbreak appears linked to an Anaheim dental office, officials say

Oral infection outbreak appears linked to an Anaheim dental office, officials say

As if visiting the dentist wasn't scary enough, Orange County health officials are alerting parents to an outbreak of oral infections that appear linked to a children's dental office in Anaheim.At least one case of a Mycobacterial abscessus infection has been confirmed in a patient who visited the Children's Dental Group, in the 2100 block of East Lincoln Avenue in Anaheim, according to the OC Health Care Agency.The infection was detected after the child underwent a pulpotomy procedure to remove or treat an infected tooth, health officials said.


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Dental infection outbreak from Anaheim clinic climbs to 14 children hospitalized

Dental infection outbreak from Anaheim clinic climbs to 14 children hospitalized

Sept. 15: Health Care Agency orders Children's Dental Group to stop using water for dental procedures and to replace its water system.Two more children are hospitalized for a total of 10 cases.Sept. 12: Health Care Agency alerts physicians that eight children treated at the clinic have developed infections, with seven hospitalized.


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Seven children hospitalized, more at risk for bacterial infection after Anaheim dentist procedure

Seven children hospitalized, more at risk for bacterial infection after Anaheim dentist procedure

At least seven children have been hospitalized and hundreds more could be tested for suspected bacterial infections after undergoing the same procedure at a dental clinic in Anaheim, California.Local health officials have opened an investigation into the situation one Orange County health official called "very unusual." They have also notified the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reports CBS News correspondent John Blackstone.Doctors are closely monitoring three-year-old Gibran and treating him with IV antibiotics, after they operated to remove an abscess caused by a suspected dangerous bacterial infection.

Seven children hospitalized, more at risk for bacterial infection after Anaheim dentist procedure