Skin and soft-tissue infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria: An overview

Background: Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are increasingly being recognized as potential pathogens. RGM, particularly Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium fortuitum, and Mycobacterium chelonae, have been observed in both pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections including cutaneous, soft-tissue...

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Main Authors: Chanchal Kumar, Kamal Shrivastava, Anupriya Singh, Varsha Chauhan, Mandira Varma-Basil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2021;volume=10;issue=3;spage=293;epage=300;aulast=Kumar