Complicated skin and soft tissue infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum following excision of a sebaceous cyst in Taiwan

Mycobacterium fortuitum group (M. fortuitum), also known as rapidly growing Mycobacteria, can cause pyogenic infections in human beings, most commonly in immunocompromised patients. Herein, we present a 40-year-old immunocompetent male patient who underwent planned excision of a sebaceous cyst in th...

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Main Authors: Shih-Chen Tsai, Li-Hsin Chen, Hsien-Hua Liao, Chih-Yu Chiang, Wea-Lung Lin, Shiuan-Chih Chen, Shih-Ming Tsao, Hung-Chang Hung, Yuan-Ti Lee
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7356
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