Chronic postoperative wound infection caused by Myocobacterium fortuitum complex.
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2007-12-14
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Mycobacterium fortuitum in a rapidly growing atypical mycobacteia, sometimes associated with nosocomial infections in human. These infections are often difficult to identify; and treat even after indentification. We report here a case of chronic post operative wound infection due to M. fortuitum.
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Verghese S, Madhusudhan B, Senthil MS, Thabitha C, Leelavathy S, Padmaja P, Madhusudhan K. Chronic postoperative wound infection caused by Myocobacterium fortuitum complex. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2007 Dec; 39(4): 257-9