title: Three cases of postoperative septic arthritis caused by Mycobacterium conceptionense in the shoulder joints of immunocompetent patients.
abstract: Mycobacterium conceptionense is a species member of Mycobacterium fortuitum complex, a potential pathogen of increasing clinical importance among opportunistic infections. This species causes a wide spectrum of cutaneous and extracutaneous diseases. In this report, we describe three patients who underwent shoulder surgery with postoperative joint infection by M. conceptionense.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Keun Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Taek
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Sung-Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Da Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young Ree
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents