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Pott’s Disease Caused by Mycobacterium bovis Following Intravesical BCG Therapy for Bladder Cancer
BACKGROUND: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) are attenuated strains of Mycobacterium bovis, which is part of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. BCG is used for bladder cancer therapy. CASE/METHODS: 80 year old man presented with severe back pain, paraplegia, urine retention. Past history included...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631136/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1807 |