An unusual cause of tenosynovitis by group B streptococcus in the immunocompromised patient: a case report

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An unusual cause of tenosynovitis by group B streptococcus in the immunocompromised patient: a case report

This case report describes a 49-year-old immunocompromised woman with tenosynovitis of the left middle finger caused by Group B Streptococcus (GBS). She claimed that a fishbone picked over her left middle finger. An orthopaedic surgeon operated for incision and drainage of pus discharge, wound debri...

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Main Authors:	Muthanna, Abdulrahman, Aziz, Nur Afiza, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir, Dzaraly, Nurul Diana, Zainal Baharin, Nurul Hana, Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal, Nordin, Syafinaz Amin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2022
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98169/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98169/1/17%20JST-3378-2021.pdf

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