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- Title
Peritonitis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum Following Gastric Banding.
- Authors
Majid, Fahad M. Al
- Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapid growing nontuberculous organism that has rarely been associated with peritonitis in an otherwise healthy host. We describe a patient who developed peritonitis due to the organism after gastric banding operation, which resolved after removal of the gastric band and institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
- Subjects
PERITONITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; GASTRIC banding; NOSOCOMIAL infections; ANTIBIOTICS
- Publication
Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 2, p113
- ISSN
1319-3767
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/1319-3767.61239