Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections After Silicone Breast Implant Reconstruction Emphasize a Diversity of Infecting Mycobacteria

Postsurgical skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are uncommon, indolent, difficult to treat, and often mimic pyogenic bacterial infections. Here we present 3 cases of NTM infections following placement of silicone implants for reconstructive breast sur...

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Autores principales: Romero, Fabian A, Powell, Eleanor A, Babady, N Esther, Kaltsas, Anna, Figueroa, Cesar J, Pulitzer, Melissa, Mehrara, Babak J, Glickman, Michael S, Morjaria, Sejal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5751029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29308399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx189

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