Biofilm infection of a central venous port-catheter caused by Mycobacterium avium complex in an immunocompetent child with cystic fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium (M.) chimaera is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that belongs to M. avium complex (MAC). In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), MAC can cause bronchopulmonary infections that can be prolonged and difficult to treat. MAC infections of sites other than the lungs or cent...

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Autores principales: Kavvalou, Alexandra, Stehling, Florian, Tschiedel, Eva, Kehrmann, Jan, Walkenfort, Bernd, Hasenberg, Mike, Olivier, Margarete, Steindor, Mathis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36494632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07899-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36494632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07899-x

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