title: Injection site abscess due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis following DPT vaccination.
abstract: Injection site abscesses are not so uncommon and usually bacterial in origin. Very occasionally, these are due to mycobacteria, particularly rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is rarely implicated as a cause of injection site abscess as documented in this report following DPT vaccination. Various possible mechanisms for such an unusual event are also briefly explored.
authors.forename: Ramakant
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: Chetan Basavaraj
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Kamendra Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Pawar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine