%0 Journal Article
%T Peritonitis due to Mycobacterium fortuitum following gastric banding
%A Al Majid Fahad
%J Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapid growing nontuberculous organism that has rarely been associated with peritonitis in an otherwise healthy host. We describe a patient who developed peritonitis due to the organism after gastric banding operation, which resolved after removal of the gastric band and institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
%K Hospital acquired
%K Mycobacterium fortuitum
%K peritonitis
%U http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2010;volume=16;issue=2;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=Al