doi: 10.1007/BF01639109.
Osteomyelitis caused by mycobacterium fortuitum
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- DOI: 10.1007/BF01639109
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Osteomyelitis caused by mycobacterium fortuitum
Infection.
1977.
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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