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[Skin infection caused by Mycobacterium marinum]
Yvona Lovecková1, Marie Viktorinová, Jana Svobodová
1Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine UP Olomouc, 77515 Czech Republic. yvona.loveckova@fnol.cz
Klinicka Mikrobiologie a Infekcni Lekarstvi
|April 22, 2004
Abstract:
Mycobacterium (M.) marinum is a human opportunistic pathogen, capable of causing skin infections and possibly also affecting deeper tissues. The authors describe a case of skin infection caused by M. marinum in a female patient with an appropriate case history. They emphasize the need of close cooperation of the clinician with a microbiologist when establishing the diagnosis.