Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections After Silicone Breast Implant Reconstruction Emphasize a Diversity of Infecting Mycobacteria | Zendy

Fabián Andrés Rosas Romero | Zendy; Eleanor A. Powell | Zendy; N. Esther Babady | Zendy; Anna Kaltsas | Zendy; Cesar J. Figueroa | Zendy; Melissa Pulitzer | Zendy; Babak J. Mehrara | Zendy; Michael S. Glickman | Zendy; Sejal Morjaria | Zendy

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Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections After Silicone Breast Implant Reconstruction Emphasize a Diversity of Infecting Mycobacteria

Author(s) -

Fabián Andrés Rosas Romero,

Eleanor A. Powell,

N. Esther Babady,

Anna Kaltsas,

Cesar J. Figueroa,

Melissa Pulitzer,

Babak J. Mehrara,

Michael S. Glickman,

Sejal Morjaria

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx189

Subject(s) - nontuberculous mycobacteria , medicine , mycobacterium infections , mycobacterium , mycobacterium abscessus , mycobacterium avium complex , microbiology and biotechnology , silicone , tuberculosis , pathology , immunology , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry

Postsurgical skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are uncommon, indolent, difficult to treat, and often mimic pyogenic bacterial infections. Here we present 3 cases of NTM infections following placement of silicone implants for reconstructive breast surgery. These cases emphasize the importance of a high index of suspicion for NTM in patients with SSI after a prosthetic reconstruction refractory to conventional antibiotic therapy and the importance of early investigation with mycobacterial-specific diagnostics.

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