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Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria Associated with Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, Australia, 2005–2011

Laparoscopic gastric banding is a common bariatric procedure worldwide. Rapidly growing mycobacteria are environmental organisms increasingly seen as pathogens, often in infected prosthetic material. We report 18 cases of infection associated with laparoscopic gastric banding caused by Mycobacterium...

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Autores principales: Wright, Hugh L., Thomson, Rachel M., Reid, Alistair B., Carter, Robyn, Bartley, Paul B., Newton, Peter, Coulter, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25279450
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140077