Open AccessDisseminated Mycobacterium abscessus Infection Secondary to an Infected Vascular Stent: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Nilesh Tejura,
Gilda Bontempo,
Debra Chew
Publication year - 2018
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/ofy207
Subject(s) - mycobacterium abscessus , medicine , nontuberculous mycobacteria , stent , mycobacterium , pulmonary infection , surgery , pathology , tuberculosis
is a rapidly growing, multidrug-resistant mycobacteria, commonly associated with pulmonary, skin, and soft tissue infections. We describe a rare case of endovascular stent infection; only 3 cases of graft infections have previously been reported.
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