First Case of Mycobacterium longobardum Infection

Mycobacterium longobardum is a slow-growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium that was first characterized from the M. terrae complex in 2012. We report a case of M. longobardum induced chronic osteomyelitis. A 71-yr-old man presented with inflammation in the left elbow and he underwent a surgery under...

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Main Authors: Hong, Sung Kuk, Sung, Ji Yeon, Lee, Hyuk Jin, Oh, Myung-Don, Park, Sung Sup, Kim, Eui-Chong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756241/