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Pott's disease: a case of Mycobacterium xenopi infection of the spine

Pott's disease is an infection of the spine with Mycobacterium tuberculosis that causes destruction of the spine elements resulting in progressive kyphosis. We are describing a rare case of Pott's disease where Mycobacterium xenopi was the inculpated organism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alfreijat, Majd, Ononiwu, Chiagozie, Sexton, Carlton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3715150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23882381
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v2i4.20150