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Mycobacterium chubuense hand infection

Mycobacterium chubuense is a scotochromogenic rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM), a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM)that was first characterized in 1981. This case report describes a rare case of M. chubuense infection in the right hand of a 53-year-old man who lived in the coastal areas of Zheji...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ruan, Jian, Li, Xue-Yuan, Chen, Hong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7076135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32195119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00742
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Sumario:Mycobacterium chubuense is a scotochromogenic rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM), a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM)that was first characterized in 1981. This case report describes a rare case of M. chubuense infection in the right hand of a 53-year-old man who lived in the coastal areas of Zhejiang province, China. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second reported case of a M. chubuense infection worldwide, the first in a hand. Culture of lesion were positive for Mycobacterium chubuense, which was confirmed by PCR and sequencing. This case report complementsthe literature regarding M. chubuense infection.