title: [Mycobacterium fortuitum: two patients and the same surgeon].
abstract: We describe two cases of surgical site infections due to Mycobacterium fortuitum after plastic surgery. Both patients were assisted by the same surgeon on differents hospitals. Both patients received combined antibiotic treatment and surgical debridement or multiple aspirative punctures. The final evolutions were satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Español, Sarmiento 3150, S2001SBL Rosario, Argentina. jbermejo@arnet.com.ar
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.forename: María Laura
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pascale
authors.forename: Noemí
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borda
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Notario
mesh_terms: D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*