Late-onset Mycobacterium abscessus sepsis in a very low birthweight premature infant: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Late-onset sepsis (after 3 days of life) is a frequent a complication found in very low birth weight (VLBW, 1000 to 1500 g) premature infants. We report the second case of late-onset sepsis caused by an uncommon pathogen, Mycobacterium abscessus.
Christiana Hospital and A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
M Cecilia
MC
Di Pentima
Robin
R
Doyle
Robert
R
Locke
Deborah
D
Tuttle
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome