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International Urology and Nephrology
Published in: International Urology and Nephrology 2/2013

01-04-2013 | Nephrology – Letter to the Editor

Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a renal transplant recipient

Authors: Rapur Ram, Gudithi Swarnalatha, G. Diwakar Naidu, B. H. Santosh Pai, Kaligotla Venkata Dakshinamurty

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 2/2013

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There are only a few reports of cutaneous infection due to atypical mycobacteria in renal transplant recipients [1‐4] . Only one of these reported infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum [1] . We present a renal transplant recipient who developed suture site infection with M. fortuitum. …
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Endzweig CH, Strauss E, Murphy F, Rao BK (2001) A case of cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus infection in a renal transplant patient. J Cutan Med Surg 5:28–32PubMed
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Title
Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a renal transplant recipient
Authors
Rapur Ram
Gudithi Swarnalatha
G. Diwakar Naidu
B. H. Santosh Pai
Kaligotla Venkata Dakshinamurty
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-012-0150-z

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