Mycobacterium Fortuitum in Abscesses of Man.
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Myco. fortuitum was isolated from subcutaneous abscesses of two patients who had been inoculated with B.C.G. and one patient who had iron injections. The organisms were resistant to a wide range of anti-tuberculous drugs. They were highly virulent for mice in which they produced symptoms of spinning disease. It is thought that the infections originated from contamination of syringes or skin.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1965