Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report

Mycobacterium Fortuitum (M. Fortuitum) is a type of opportunistic pathogen commonly found in water/soil and belongs to the nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) family. Prosthetic joint infection due to M. Fortuitum is extremely rare. We present a case of a 21-year-old female with an infection followin...

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Autores principales: Novack, Thomas A., Hoskins, Tyler, Patel, Jay N., Mazzei, Christopher, Goyette, David, Zeedyk, Kaitlin, Wittig, James C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7295650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32566452
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43023

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7295650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32566452
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43023

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