Abstract

Mycobacterium marinum infection has been historically associated with exposure to aquariums, swimming pools, fish, or other marine fauna. We present a case of M marinum left wrist tenosynovitis and elbow bursitis associated with a puncture injury and exposure to coal mine water in Illinois.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-17-2015

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, v. 3, issue 1, ofv205, p. 1-2.

© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv205

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