Open AccessCatheter-related infections caused by Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with motor neurone disease: A case report
Author(s) -
Su-Fei Pan,
Yuanyuan Zhang,
Xiaozhen Wang,
Jingjing Sun,
Shao-Ling Song,
Yurong Tang,
Jiliang Wang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i15.5082
Subject(s) - mycobacterium abscessus , medicine , catheter , antibiotics , blood culture , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , pathology , mycobacterium , biology , tuberculosis
Mycobacterium abscessus ( M. abscessus ) is a rapidly growing mycobacterium and ubiquitous in the environment, which infrequently causes disease in humans. However, it can cause cutaneous or respiratory infections among immunocompromised hosts. Due to the resistance to most antibiotics, the pathogen is formidable and difficult-to-treat.