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SUBMITTER: Romero FA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5751029 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Open forum infectious diseases 20170902 4
Postsurgical skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are uncommon, indolent, difficult to treat, and often mimic pyogenic bacterial infections. Here we present 3 cases of NTM infections following placement of silicone implants for reconstructive breast surgery. These cases emphasize the importance of a high index of suspicion for NTM in patients with SSI after a prosthetic reconstruction refractory to conventional antibiotic therapy and the importance ...[more]