Necrotizing osteomyelitis in a man with disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection

Cases of disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection are difficult to treat. We encountered an elderly man with disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection. The clinical evaluation and treatment of patients with this type of systemic infection pose unique challenges. Disseminated NTM...

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Autores principales: Harp, Garrett M., Achcar, Rosane Duarte, Drummond, Wendi K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.03.013
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Sumario:Cases of disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection are difficult to treat. We encountered an elderly man with disseminated Mycobacterium chelonae infection. The clinical evaluation and treatment of patients with this type of systemic infection pose unique challenges. Disseminated NTM infection with bone involvement often requires surgical intervention in addition to antimicrobial therapy.

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