title: Identification of Cutaneous Mycobacterium massiliense Infections Associated with Repeated Surgical Procedures.
abstract: Mycobacterium massiliense, an emerging pathogen that is increasingly reported as a causative agent in infections occurring during medical procedures, is difficult to be identified using conventional methods. Here we report the case of a cutaneous M. massiliense infection that was associated with repeated surgical procedures and that was identified via a comparative sequence analysis of rpoB and hsp65. The patient showed a substantial response to treatment with a combination of antimicrobial therapies consisting of clarithromycin, amikacin, and cefoxitin for 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ah Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Yeon Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoon Hoh
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kook
authors.forename: Shin Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Back
authors.forename: Young Joon
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Jeung Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee