Rapidly growing Mycobacterium infections after cosmetic surgery in medical tourists: the Bronx experience and a review of the literature

Background: Medical tourism is increasingly popular for elective cosmetic surgical procedures. However, medical tourism has been accompanied by reports of post-surgical infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM). The authors’ experience working with patients with RGM infections who have re...

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Main Authors: Lucas R. Cusumano, Vivy Tran, Aileen Tlamsa, Philip Chung, Robert Grossberg, Gregory Weston, Uzma N. Sarwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217302011