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Mycobacterium abscessus peritonitis associated with laparoscopic gastric banding

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing Mycobacterium that is a common water contaminant in the environment. We report a case of M. abscessus infection with band erosion following laparoscopic gastric banding. CASE PRESENTATION: A 34-year-old woman developed insidiously progressing...

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Autores principales: Hakami, Hanan I, Alhazmi, Alaa A, Alrajhi, Abdulrahman A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3727983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23855515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-323