Identification of Cutaneous Mycobacterium massiliense Infections Associated with Repeated Surgical Procedures.
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.
Cho
Ah Young
AY
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Kim
Yeon Sook
YS
Kook
Yoon Hoh
YH
Kim
Shin Ok
SO
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Seung Ju
SJ
Seo
Young Joon
YJ
Lee
Jeung Hoon
JH
Lee
Young
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