Novack TA, Hoskins T, Patel JN, Mazzei C, Goyette D, Zeedyk K, Wittig JC. Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report.
J Bone Jt Infect 2020;
5:133-136. [PMID:
32566452 PMCID:
PMC7295650 DOI:
10.7150/jbji.43023]
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Abstract
Mycobacterium Fortuitum (M. Fortuitum) is a type of opportunistic pathogen commonly found in water/soil and belongs to the nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) family. Prosthetic joint infection due to M. Fortuitum is extremely rare. We present a case of a 21-year-old female with an infection following a radical resection of the proximal tibia due to a parosteal osteosarcoma.
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