A Rare Case of Osteomyelitis of an Ankle Caused by <i>Mycobacterium chelonae</i>

• Main Authors: Lenka Ryskova (Author), Rudolf Kukla (Author), Radka Bolehovska (Author), Libor Prokes (Author), Milan Vajda (Author), Tomas Kucera (Author), Ivo Pavlik (Author), Pavel Bostik (Author), Pavel Ryska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Mycobacterium chelonae</i>, a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium, is usually described as a causative agent of soft tissue infections (postsurgical, posttraumatic, posttransplantation, postinjection, catheter infection, etc.), but only rarely as a cause of osteomyelitis. The...