We present a patient who suffered an agricultural rollover trauma and developed a fracture-associated tissue infection caused by Mycobacterium smegmatis. Since cases are rare, treatment of infections with M. smegmatis requires an interprofessional approach and the combination of surgery and adjunctive antimicrobial treatment.
Keywords: Fractures; Mycobacterium infections; Mycobacterium smegmatis; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Open; Soft tissue infections.
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