Disseminated infection due to Mycobacterium chelonei.
We have presented a case of M chelonei subsp abscessus in an immunocompromised patient. The patient was given antimicrobial therapy, to which the organism appeared sensitive for 4 weeks, but he died because of other medical problems. Repeated negative blood cultures for mycobacteria after the initiation of therapy and a careful postmortem examination suggested that the antimicrobial therapy was effective.
Morris
J T
JT
Infectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200.
Longfield
R N
RN
D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology