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. 2013 Sep;51(9):3154-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00925-13. Epub 2013 Jul 10.

Infection due to Mycobacterium thermoresistibile: a case associated with an orthopedic device

Florence Suy  1 , Anne Carricajo, Florence Grattard, Céline Cazorla, Corinne Denis, Philippe Girardin, Frédéric Lucht, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers
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Infection due to Mycobacterium thermoresistibile: a case associated with an orthopedic device

Florence Suy et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Mycobacterium thermoresistibile is a rapidly growing environmental nontuberculous mycobacterium, seldom reported in human infections. Here, we describe a rare case of tibial-nail-related osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium thermoresistibile. We also review the literature about the infections caused by this pathogen.

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