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Mycobacterium fortuitum Necrotizing Cellulitis after Dog Bite in a Pediatric Patient: a case report

2025-06-02

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> Background <italic>Mycobacterium fortuitum</italic> ( <italic>M. fortuitum</italic> ), a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM), is an emerging pathogen in trauma-associated skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). Pediatric NTM infections are rare and often misdiagnosed due to atypical presentations and intrinsic β-lactam resistance. We report the first pediatric case...

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Literature Corpus work: b1737113-2904-5a73-a778-909671cc4d05
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6517740/v1

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