Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Rare Cause of Surgical Site Infection

C Muruzábal, A Rico-Nieto… - The Pediatric …, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium mainly
associated with skin, soft tissue and surgical site infections. We report an unusual outbreak …

Pattern of rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) species isolated from clinical samples: A 10-year retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh

L Barai, MR Saha, T Rahman, M Sukanya… - Indian Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Purpose Infections caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are increasing
worldwide. The study was conducted in a microbiological laboratory of Bangladesh to …

Surgical site infections by atypical mycobacteria: prevalence and species characterization using MALDI-TOF and molecular LCD chip array

MA Gad, SM Khairat, AMA Salama, OA Abd Elmoez… - Infection, 2022 - Springer
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a post-operative complication of high concern
with adverse impact on patient prognosis and public health systems. Recently, SSI …

[PDF][PDF] Polypropylene Mesh Infection From Surgical Site Infections Caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum

K Tsuchiya, N Hayashi, G Ohji, H Terashi… - Cureus, 2024 - cureus.com
This report highlights two cases of surgical site infections (SSIs) caused by Mycobacterium
fortuitum (Mf) following abdominal mesh implantation. The first case involved an 83-year-old …

Postoperative wound infection by nontuberculous mycobacteria; case series in Dhaka Medical College Hospital of Bangladesh

K Halder, NN Tanni, RB Kabir, M Nesa… - Clinical Case …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Key Clinical Message The incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections after
operations is increasing in Bangladesh but data regarding clinical presentation, diagnosis …