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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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Autores principales: Jones, Zachary, Fazili, Tasaduq, Eranki, Ambika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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