Liam, C.K. and Pang, Y.K. and Ngeow, Y.F. and Wong, Y.L. (2013) Mycobacterium abscessus – to treat or not to treat? Respirology Case Reports. pp. 1-3. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.17.
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Abstract
A patient with Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease was mistaken to have pulmonary tuberculosis with airway colonization by the non-tuberculous mycobacterium. Appropriate antibiotics were only given when the patient’s signs and symptoms worsened while on anti-tuberculosis therapy. Despite treatment with a combination of antibiotics showing in vitro susceptibility, the pathogen persisted in the respiratory secretions for longer than 6 months and the patient suffered a spontaneous pneumothorax 14 months into treatment. This case illustrates the chronic course of M. abscessus lung infection, the tendency for flare-ups, the inadequacy of current treatment regimens, and the necessity for prolonged patient follow-up.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Indolent infection; Mycobacterium abscessus; non-tuberculous mycobacterium; sensitivity test; treatment regimen. |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Izzan Ramizah Idris |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2014 09:20 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2014 09:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/10615 |
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