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Water Contamination at an Ambulatory Surgical Center Leads to Severe Mycobacterium Fortuitum Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Case Series [PDF]

Arthroplasty Today
Prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) following total joint arthroplasties are relatively rare but devastating complications. To date, no cases of Mycobacterium fortuitum PJIs associated with contaminated water supplies have been reported in the literature.
Reece Vesperman, MD, J. Ryan Martin, MD, Logan Locascio, BS, Christina T. Fiske, MD, MPH, Jessica Rice, MSN, FNP-C, Stephen Engstrom, MD, MBA   +5 more
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Efficacy of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light on reduction of [PDF]

SAGE Open Medicine, 2020
Objectives: Hospitals and healthcare facilities rely largely on isolation and environmental disinfection to prevent transmission of pathogens. The use of no-touch technology is an accepted practice for environmental decontamination in medical care ...
Thomas W Huber, Emma Brackens, Piyali Chatterjee, Frank C Villamaria, Lauren E Sisco, Marjory D Williams, John David Coppin, Hosoon Choi, Chetan Jinadatha   +8 more
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Mycobacterium fortuitum abscess following breast nipple piercing [PDF]

IDCases, 2020
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a non-tuberculous rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM). We present a case of a 30 year old female who developed a right breast subareolar abscess due to M. fortuitum four months after a nipple piercing.
Nikhut Siddique, Moni Roy, Sharjeel Ahmad   +2 more
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Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection Associated With Septic Arthritis and Mycobacteremia in a Dog From Northern California [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Mycobacterium fortuitum mycobacteremia and arthritis were diagnosed in a Briard dog from northern California. The dog was evaluated for lameness and had a history of immunosuppressive treatment and splenectomy for refractory immune thrombocytopenia ...
Tianjiao Li, Flavio H. Alonso, Amy Rhoades, Alina Kelman, Verena Affolter, Jane E. Sykes   +5 more
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Choroidal granuloma caused by Mycobacterium Fortuitum. [PDF]

Int J Retina Vitreous, 2019
Abstract Background To report a case of a chronic steroid user male patient who developed local abscesses caused by M. fortuitum and concomitant asymptomatic choroidal granuloma. Case presentation A 37-year-old african-american male with history
da Silva Neto JP, Machado KNC, Roisman L.   +2 more
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CFTR Depletion Confers Hypersusceptibility to Mycobacterium fortuitum in a Zebrafish Model [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
The Mycobacterium fortuitum complex comprises several closely related species, causing pulmonary and extra-pulmonary infections. However, there is very limited knowledge about the disease pathogenesis involved in M. fortuitum infections, particularly due
Matt D. Johansen, Laurent Kremer, Laurent Kremer   +2 more
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Nail Salon a Potential Source of a Rare Mycobacterium Fortuitum Infection In Proximal Tibia Megaprosthesis? A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2020
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
T. A. Novack, T. A. Novack, T. Hoskins, J. N. Patel, C. Mazzei, D. Goyette, K. Zeedyk, J. C. Wittig   +7 more
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A clinical case and a review of Mycobacterium fortuitum infections direct diagnosis approach and treatment in a patient with leg fractures

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Mycobacterium fortuitum infections of the musculoskeletal system are commonly missed, given their rarity and the absence of systemic symptoms. In this study, we isolated the M.
Jun Wang, Jing Huang, Shijie Peng, Lianbao Li, Kaijing Zhong, Taigui Chen   +5 more
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Identificación de micobacterias no pigmentadas de crecimiento rápido por el método molecular Genotype Mycobacterium CM

Respirar, 2023
Introducción: las micobacterias no tuberculosas (MNT) forman un grupo heterogéneo de microorganismos que pueden provocar infección en humanos. Las micobacterias no pigmentadas de crecimiento rápido (MNPCR) tienen interés clínico debido al número ...
Misleidis Sardiñas Aragón, Grechen García León, María Rosarys Martínez Romero, Raúl Díaz Rodriguez, Lilian María Mederos Cuervo   +4 more
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Identification of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonei [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1983
The study of 52 strains of rapidly growing mycobacteria showed that Mycobacterium fortuitum and M. chelonei were clearly distinguished by the aid of seven key tests (nitrate reductase, iron uptake, beta-glucosidase, penicillinase, growth on fructose, resistance to pipemidic acid, and resistance to capreomycin) and by analysis of their respective ...
V, Lévy-Frébault, M, Daffé, K S, Goh, M A, Lanéelle, C, Asselineau, H L, David   +5 more
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