Tenosynovitis Caused by Mycobacterium kansasii: A Case Report and Literature Review
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*Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. **Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. Received for publication: October 1, 2007. Reprint request: Somnuek Sungkanuparph, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. Email: [email protected]
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