Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore: First reported case of M. persicum septic arthritis

In this report, we describe a case of septic arthritis caused by the newly described Mycobacterium persicum (formerly Mycobacterium kansasii complex). The patient's only significant exposure was home gardening. To our knowledge, this represents the first documented case of M. persicum infection...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dumais, Mitchell G., Wengenack, Nancy L., Norgan, Andrew P., Amin, Shreyasee, Sia, Irene G., Rhee, Peter C., Connelly, Brian J., Arment, Courtney A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10006734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36915904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100352
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Sumario:In this report, we describe a case of septic arthritis caused by the newly described Mycobacterium persicum (formerly Mycobacterium kansasii complex). The patient's only significant exposure was home gardening. To our knowledge, this represents the first documented case of M. persicum infection in the United States and first septic arthritis.

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