Osteomyelitis caused by mycobacterium fortuitum

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1977 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Infection, volume 5, pages 46-48 (issn: 0300-8126, eissn: 1439-0973,

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Authors: A, Ohry; M, Brooks; T, Steinbach; R, Rozin;

doi: 10.1007/bf01639109

pmid: 15948

Osteomyelitis caused by mycobacterium fortuitum

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Abstract

A case of osteomylitis of the foot and ankle bones with subsequent complications is presented. Antibiotic therapy was unsuccessful and a below-knee amputation was performed. A comparison of the various Mycobacteria species and their role as etiologic agents in osteomyelitis follows.

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Sheba Medical Center
Israel
Tel Aviv University
Israel

Keywords

Adult, Male, Fractures, Bone, Mycobacterium Infections, Kanamycin, Humans, Osteomyelitis, Foot Injuries, Mycobacterium

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