The Brief Case: A Fishy Tale Prevents Digital Doom following Polly's Peck-the Importance of Pets in a Comprehensive Medical History

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jul;55(7):1980-1983. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02340-16.
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Keywords: Mycobacterium marinum; atypical mycobacteria; bites; domestic animals; nontuberculous mycobacteria; pet history; pets; skin and soft tissue infections; skin infection; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bites and Stings / complications
  • Bites and Stings / etiology
  • Finger Injuries / complications
  • Finger Injuries / etiology
  • Fishes
  • Hand / diagnostic imaging
  • Hand / microbiology
  • Hand / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium marinum / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium marinum / genetics
  • Mycobacterium marinum / isolation & purification*
  • Parrots / microbiology*
  • Pets / microbiology*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Soft Tissue Infections / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Infections / drug therapy
  • Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology
  • Ultrasonography
  • Zoonoses / microbiology
  • Zoonoses / transmission

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents