Soft tissue infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum following acupuncture: a case report and review of the literature
We report the first case of a post-acupuncture soft tissue infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum. Two months after finishing an acupuncture treatment session, an immunocompetent 23-year-old woman developed cellulitis at the side of the needle insertions and the acid-fast bacillus was isolated fr...
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| Main Authors: | Armando Guevara-Patiño, Marisol Sandoval de Mora, Aileen Farreras, Ismar Rivera-Olivero, Danibeth Fermin, Jacobus H. de Waard |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2010-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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| Online Access: | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/718 |
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