Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia

Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that is found all over the environment, including sewage and tap water. They are important species associated with chronic non-healing wounds. We report a case in a 41 year old female patient who underwent multiple surgeries for an ovarian cy...

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Main Authors: Susan Verghese (Author), Parag Agrawal (Author), Santosh Benjamin (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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