"Mycobacterium fortuitum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A rapid-growing, nonphotochromogenic species that is potentially pathogenic, producing lesions of lung, bone, or soft tissue following trauma. It has been found in soil and in injection sites of humans, cattle, and cold-blooded animals. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D019907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.525.500.720.325 B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.325
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycobacterium fortuitum" by people in Profiles.
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Mycobacterium fortuitum breast infection following nipple-piercing, mimicking carcinoma. Breast J. 2004 Jul-Aug; 10(4):363-5.