Fishing for a Diagnosis, the Impact of Delayed Diagnosis on the Course of Mycobacterium marinum Infection: 21 Years of Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital | Zendy

Natalia E. Castillo Almeida | Zendy; Pooja Gurram | Zendy; M. Rizwan Sohail | Zendy; Madiha Fida | Zendy; Omar Abu Saleh | Zendy

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Fishing for a Diagnosis, the Impact of Delayed Diagnosis on the Course of Mycobacterium marinum Infection: 21 Years of Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Author(s) -

Natalia E. Castillo Almeida,

Pooja Gurram,

M. Rizwan Sohail,

Madiha Fida,

Omar Abu Saleh

Publication year - 2020

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/ofz550

Subject(s) - mycobacterium marinum , medicine , clarithromycin , antibiotics , osteomyelitis , retrospective cohort study , linezolid , tenosynovitis , surgery , mycobacterium , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus , biology , tuberculosis , genetics , bacteria , helicobacter pylori

infection is an important cause of skin and soft tissue infection. Poor water exposure documentation, unusual clinical presentation, and empiric antibiotic treatment before definitive diagnosis often contribute to a delayed diagnosis. Complicated cases had longer duration of symptoms and more surgical debridements. No difference in the number of drugs used or clinical outcome was observed.

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