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  • Title: Three cases of postoperative septic arthritis caused by Mycobacterium conceptionense in the shoulder joints of immunocompetent patients.
    Author: Lee KH, Heo ST, Choi SW, Park DH, Kim YR, Yoo SJ.
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 2014 Mar; 52(3):1013-5. PubMed ID: 24391195.
    Abstract:
    Mycobacterium conceptionense is a species member of Mycobacterium fortuitum complex, a potential pathogen of increasing clinical importance among opportunistic infections. This species causes a wide spectrum of cutaneous and extracutaneous diseases. In this report, we describe three patients who underwent shoulder surgery with postoperative joint infection by M. conceptionense.
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