Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1142-1145 , July 2010

Mycobacterium abscessus Hand Infections in Immunocompetent Fish Handlers: Case Report

Received 24 March 2010 ,Accepted 14 April 2010.

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 The authors are indebted to Emeritus Professor Robert W. H. Pho of the Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, for his expert review of this article.

 No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(10)00449-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.04.015

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1142-1145 , July 2010

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