Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia
Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that is found all over the environment, including sewage and tap water. They are important species associated with chronic non-healing wounds. We report a case in a 41 year old female patient who underwent multiple surgeries for an ovarian cy...
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| description | Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that is found all over the environment, including sewage and tap water. They are important species associated with chronic non-healing wounds. We report a case in a 41 year old female patient who underwent multiple surgeries for an ovarian cyst, tubo-ovarian abscesses with peritonitis and a repair of an abdominal incisional hernia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e50b4c057f94b16a5d5b529d5e46df52022-12-22T02:52:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology0377-49292014-01-0157233533710.4103/0377-4929.134736Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional herniaSusan VergheseParag AgrawalSantosh BenjaminMycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that is found all over the environment, including sewage and tap water. They are important species associated with chronic non-healing wounds. We report a case in a 41 year old female patient who underwent multiple surgeries for an ovarian cyst, tubo-ovarian abscesses with peritonitis and a repair of an abdominal incisional hernia.http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=2;spage=335;epage=337;aulast=VergheseChronic wound infectionMycobacterium chelonaenontuberculous mycobacteria |
| spellingShingle | Susan Verghese Parag Agrawal Santosh Benjamin Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology Chronic wound infection Mycobacterium chelonae nontuberculous mycobacteria |
| title | Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia |
| title_full | Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia |
| title_short | Mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia |
| title_sort | mycobacterium chelonae causing chronic wound infection and abdominal incisional hernia |
| topic | Chronic wound infection Mycobacterium chelonae nontuberculous mycobacteria |
| url | http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=2;spage=335;epage=337;aulast=Verghese |
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