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Two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium africanum: a casual or causal association

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1 January 2016
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'Elsevier BV'
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    The sternal localization of bone and joint tuberculosis (TB) is rare, has an insidious clinical presentation, and usually affects young adults living in endemic areas. Mycobacterium africanum causes a relevant proportion of human TB in West Africa and in migrants from endemic countries. Here, we report two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to M. africanum in migrants

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