Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection of a Puncture Wound of the Hand

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Peter J. Sordi, MD, FACS,1 and Christine Ginocchio, PhD2

An elderly patient with a traumatic, nonhealing wound underwent surgical debridement of the affected area. Operative cultures grew Mycobacterium species.

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