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Case Report

Gastric lap-band infection due to Mycobacterium abscessus presenting as new-onset ascites in a cirrhotic patient

Allon KahnDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA;
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Neera AgrwalDivision of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA;
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Elizabeth J. CareyDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA;
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James A. Madura IIDivision of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA;
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Winston R. Hewitt JrDivision of Transplant Surgery and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA;
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Karen L. LambertDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA;
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Thomas E. GrysDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA;
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Holenarasipur R. VikramDivision of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 632-635 | Received 01 Dec 2015, Accepted 07 Jan 2016, Published online: 25 May 2016

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