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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 3(52), p. 1013-1015, 2014
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02652-13
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Three Cases of Postoperative Septic Arthritis Caused by Mycobacterium conceptionense in the Shoulder Joints of Immunocompetent Patients
Journal article published in 2014 by
Keun Hwa Lee,
Sang Taek Heo,
Sung-Wook Choi 
,
Da Hee Park,
Young Ree Kim ,
Seung Jin Yoo
,
Da Hee Park,
Young Ree Kim ,
Seung Jin Yoo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Mycobacterium conceptionense is a species member of Mycobacterium fortuitum complex, a potential pathogen of increasing clinical importance among opportunistic infections. This species causes a wide spectrum of cutaneous and extracutaneous diseases. In this report, we describe three patients who underwent shoulder surgery with postoperative joint infection by M. conceptionense .