Peritonitis due to <i>Mycobacterium fortuitum</i> following gastric banding
<i>Mycobacterium fortuitum</i> is a rapid growing nontuberculous organism that has rarely been associated with peritonitis in an otherwise healthy host. We describe a patient who developed peritonitis due to the organism after gastric banding operation, which resolved after removal of t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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| Series: | The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2010;volume=16;issue=2;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=Al |