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
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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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author Novack, Thomas A.
Hoskins, Tyler
Patel, Jay N.
Mazzei, Christopher
Goyette, David
Zeedyk, Kaitlin
Wittig, James C.
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Patel, Jay N.
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description 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 following a radical resection of the proximal tibia due to a parosteal osteosarcoma.
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spelling pubmed-72956502020-06-18 Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report Novack, Thomas A. Hoskins, Tyler Patel, Jay N. Mazzei, Christopher Goyette, David Zeedyk, Kaitlin Wittig, James C. J Bone Jt Infect 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 following a radical resection of the proximal tibia due to a parosteal osteosarcoma. Ivyspring International Publisher 2020-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC7295650/ /pubmed/32566452 http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.43023 Text en © The author(s) This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.
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Novack, Thomas A.
Hoskins, Tyler
Patel, Jay N.
Mazzei, Christopher
Goyette, David
Zeedyk, Kaitlin
Wittig, James C.
Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report
title Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report
title_full Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report
title_fullStr Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report
title_short Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report
title_sort nail salon a potential source of a rare mycobacterium fortuitum infection in proximal tibia megaprosthesis? a case report
topic Case Report
url 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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