Cutaneous Mycobacterium fortuitum complicating breast reconstruction

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1162-1163

  Coney, Philip Mark ^a   Thrush, Steven ^b  

^a Worcestershire and Warwickshire Basic Surgical Training   (United Kingdom)

^b WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LETTER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34548306563     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.11.015     Document Type: Letter

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