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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;41(5):1013-5.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-013-0437-8. Epub 2013 Mar 5.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus foot infection after fish pedicure

K Sugimoto  1 , R Frei, P Graber
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus foot infection after fish pedicure

K Sugimoto et al. Infection. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Fish pedicure has become a popular cosmetic procedure involving immersion of the feet in a tank with freshwater fish (Garra rufa) that nibble off dead skin. There are concerns about the potential transmission of pathogens, but no cases of infections after this procedure have been published so far. We present a patient who developed foot infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after fish pedicure.

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