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Mycobacterium heckeshornense tenosynovitis.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2006
Godreuil Sylvain, Marchandin Helene, Terru Dominique, Le Moing Vincent, Chammas Michel, Vincent Veronique, Jumas-Bilak Estelle, Van De Perre Philippe, Carriere Christian
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We describe the first case of tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium heckeshornense, a mycobacterium characterized in 2000 and only incriminated in a few previous cases of infections. Molecular identification of this pathogen included 16S rRNA and hsp65 gene sequencing. M. heckeshornense may cause a wide spectrum of human infectious diseases and may be underestimated due to its phenotypic relatedness with...
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