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Case Reports
. 2008 Dec;46(12):4106-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01179-08. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis associated with Cellulosimicrobium cellulans

Joseph D Tucker  1 , Rafael Montecino, Jonathan M Winograd, Maryjane Ferraro, Ian C Michelow
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Case Reports

Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis associated with Cellulosimicrobium cellulans

Joseph D Tucker et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

Cellulosimicrobium cellulans, formerly known as Oerskovia xanthineolytica, is a rare human pathogen, often in association with a foreign body. A case of pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis associated with C. cellulans in an immunocompetent boy is described, underlining the importance of prompt surgical and microbiologic evaluation.

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