title: Thoracic empyema and bacteremia due to Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
abstract: Empyema thoracis with concomitant bacteremia caused by nontuberculous mycobacterium is rare. Herein, we report a case of disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. M. abscessus was isolated from the specimen of pleural fluid and blood. The patients clinical condition gradually improved after antibiotic use and drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shiow-Jen
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gau
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsporen@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004322:Drainage; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Bacteremia; Empyema thoracis; Liver cirrhosis; Mycobacterium abscessus