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An octopus gift: Mycobacterium marinum multiple skin lesions

Authors: Niccolò Riccardi, Roberta Maria Antonello, Diana Canetti, Marina Polidori

Published in: Infection | Issue 6/2022

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Abstract

Mycobacterium marinum is a nontuberculous mycobacterium responsible of infections in humans, ranging from skin infection to disseminated infection in immunocompromised hosts. Clinical suspicion and prompt diagnosis are crucial to prescribe appropriate antimycobacterial treatment and avoid sequelae.
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Metadata
Title
An octopus gift: Mycobacterium marinum multiple skin lesions
Authors
Niccolò Riccardi
Roberta Maria Antonello
Diana Canetti
Marina Polidori
Publication date
24-05-2022
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-022-01851-6

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