"Mycobacterium fortuitum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rapid-growing, nonphotochromogenic species that is potentially pathogenic, producing lesions of lung, bone, or soft tissue following trauma. It has been found in soil and in injection sites of humans, cattle, and cold-blooded animals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D019907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.325 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.325
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| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium fortuitum" by people in Profiles.
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Atypical Laryngeal Infections: Localized Lesions from Unusual Organisms May Simulate Malignancy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Jan; 129(1):82-86.
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The clinical use of fluoroquinolones for the treatment of mycobacterial diseases. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Nov; 25(5):1213-21.