%0 Journal Article
%T Pott's disease: a case of Mycobacterium xenopi infection of the spine
%A Majd Alfreijat
%A Chiagozie Ononiwu
%A Carlton Sexton
%J Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
%D 2013
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/jchimp.v2i4.20150
%X Pott's disease is an infection of the spine with Mycobacterium tuberculosis that causes destruction of the spine elements resulting in progressive kyphosis. We are describing a rare case of Pott's disease where Mycobacterium xenopi was the inculpated organism.
%K pott's disease
%K Mycobacterium xenopi
%K Nasca culture
%U http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/20150/pdf_1