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Case Reports
. 1990 Nov;28(11):2570-2.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.11.2570-2572.1990.

Osteomyelitis and synovitis produced by Mycobacterium marinum in a fisherman

R B Clark  1 , H Spector, D M Friedman, K J Oldrati, C L Young, S C Nelson
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Osteomyelitis and synovitis produced by Mycobacterium marinum in a fisherman

R B Clark et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Nov.

Abstract

We report a case of osteomyelitis and synovitis produced by Mycobacterium marinum in the left index finger of a fisherman. A combination of surgical intervention and antimicrobial therapy with minocycline, rifampin, and ethambutol was efficacious.

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