Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection

Mycobacterium abscessus is often resistant to multiple antimicrobial drugs, and data supporting effective drugs or dosing regimens are limited. To better identify treatment approaches and associated toxicities, we collected a series of case reports from the Emerging Infections Network. Side effects...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Novosad, Shannon A., Beekmann, Susan E., Polgreen, Philip M., Mackey, Kate, Winthrop, Kevin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26890211
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.150828
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Sumario:Mycobacterium abscessus is often resistant to multiple antimicrobial drugs, and data supporting effective drugs or dosing regimens are limited. To better identify treatment approaches and associated toxicities, we collected a series of case reports from the Emerging Infections Network. Side effects were common and often led to changing or discontinuing therapy.

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