County Health Officer Issues Order Mandating the Closure of The Children’s Dental Group of Anaheim
The County of Orange Health Officer today issued a Health Officer Order that closes the Children’s Dental Group of Anaheim (CDG) due to positive laboratory results for Mycobacterium in CDG’s internal water system.
The Health Care Agency’s (HCA) Public Health Laboratory previously confirmed that multiple samples taken from the dental office’s internal on-site water system on September 7, 2016 tested positive for mycobacterium that is similar to the Mycobacteria chelonae/abscessus that has caused infections in 1 confirmed and 9 probable pediatric patient cases. Continue reading