title: Post-laparoscopic wound infection caused by scotochromogenic nontuberculous Mycobacterium.
abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacteria are known to produce soft-tissue infections following surgical procedures. We report a non-healing surgical wound infection caused by a scotochromogenic nontuberculous mycobacterium, possibly Mycobacterium flavescens, which was earlier thought to be saprophytic. This organism was isolated from the wound discharge at the site of incision following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy; the finding suggests that M. flavescens is a clinically important pathogen in cases of surgical wound infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. sunilsethi10＠hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: Meera
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents