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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2010-05-01
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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