Development of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the biofilm of a peritoneal-venous shunt

A patient with ascites received a peritoneal-venous shunt for presumed cirrhosis, however surgical specimens grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) sensitive to all anti-tuberculous drugs. Directly-Observed-Therapy (DOT) led to improvement followed by relapse with multidrug resistant MTb (MDRTB). We...

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Autores principales: Redman, Romany M., Maughan, Timothy D., Smith, Charles B., Crossno, Peter F., Granger, Donald L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10209681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37250376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01801

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