title: Mycobacterium sherrisii visceral disseminated infection in an African HIV-infected adolescent.
abstract: A case of visceral disseminated infection by Mycobacterium sherrisii in an African HIV-infected adolescent with multiple abdominal abscesses is reported. Despite multiple drug resistance to first-line antibiotics in vitro, long-term treatment with clarithromycin, moxifloxacin, and clindamycin, together with appropriate antiretroviral treatment, resulted in clinical and radiological cure after 19 months of therapy and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. Electronic address: santorof@unisi.it.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: UOC Microbiology and Virology, Ospedali dei Colli - AO V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: UOC Microbiology and Virology, Ospedali dei Colli - AO V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Giudice
authors.affiliation: UOC Microbiology and Virology, Ospedali dei Colli - AO V. Monaldi, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Perna
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMMB), Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iannelli
authors.affiliation: Section of Paediatrics, Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Immacolata
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Spagnuolo
authors.affiliation: Section of Paediatrics, Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruzzese
authors.affiliation: Section of Paediatrics, Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.lovecchio@unina.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lo Vecchio
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Abscess; Children; HIV; Mycobacterium sherrisii; Non-tuberculous mycobacteria; gyrB