title: Mycobacterium fortuitum wound infection following laparoscopy.
abstract: During a six week period in 1999, seven patients who underwent laparoscopic tubectomies at small town health centres near Chandigarh developed chronic discharging sinuses at the site of incision. Mycobacterium fortuitum was isolated from wound discharge of the five patients by standard methods and two patients were smear positive. Environmental samples e.g., tap water, and a variety of fluids did not yield any mycobacteria and swabs from different parts of the laparoscope were sterile. All patients responded to ciprofloxacin and amikacin therapy. Our observation demonstrates that M. fortuitum is a clinically important nosocomial pathogen in setting of surgical wound infection in our country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D000583:Amikacin