Abstract:Urinary tract infection is a serious public health issue that predominantly affects women. In men, it is more often associated with prostatic hyperplasia and bladder catheterization. Urogenital tuberculosis presents with nonspecific with nonspecific symptoms and the diagnosis can be made in the presence of sterile leukocyturia and recurrent infection with acid urine. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria or other non-tuberculosis mycobacteria are opportunistic pathogens that inhabit the soil, water or environment surfa… Show more
“…Genitourinary infections caused by NTM are infrequent, and only a few cases have been reported [5] . Even rarer, genitourinary infections related to MABC have been identified [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] . Our patient has a history of multiple admission and previous invasive urological instrumentation, which supports the hypothesis that invasive procedures can increase the risk of acquiring NTM related genitourinary infections [12] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Given its rarity, the data regarding UTI secondary to M. abscessus is limited [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] . Based on a retrospective study of 15 patients with NTM genitourinary infections, chronic kidney disease (CKD) was the most common associated pre-existing condition.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Only two patients reported positive urine AFB smears [7] , [8] . Imipenem-cilastatin and amikacin were mainly used as injectable agents in 80% of the cases [5] , [6] , [8] . Of the cases identified, two were associated with prostatic abscess and drainage was required [5] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Urinary tract infection (UTI) secondary to M. abscessus is an extremely rare condition [4] . To the best of our knowledge, only five Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) UTI cases are reported in the literature [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] . Herein, we report a complicated case of UTI secondary to M. abscessus in an immunocompetent adult, which was successfully treated with a long course of combined antimicrobial agents.…”
“…Genitourinary infections caused by NTM are infrequent, and only a few cases have been reported [5] . Even rarer, genitourinary infections related to MABC have been identified [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] . Our patient has a history of multiple admission and previous invasive urological instrumentation, which supports the hypothesis that invasive procedures can increase the risk of acquiring NTM related genitourinary infections [12] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Given its rarity, the data regarding UTI secondary to M. abscessus is limited [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] . Based on a retrospective study of 15 patients with NTM genitourinary infections, chronic kidney disease (CKD) was the most common associated pre-existing condition.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Only two patients reported positive urine AFB smears [7] , [8] . Imipenem-cilastatin and amikacin were mainly used as injectable agents in 80% of the cases [5] , [6] , [8] . Of the cases identified, two were associated with prostatic abscess and drainage was required [5] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Urinary tract infection (UTI) secondary to M. abscessus is an extremely rare condition [4] . To the best of our knowledge, only five Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) UTI cases are reported in the literature [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] . Herein, we report a complicated case of UTI secondary to M. abscessus in an immunocompetent adult, which was successfully treated with a long course of combined antimicrobial agents.…”
“…In our patient, she has grown multiple bacterial organisms in the urine cultures over the years including Candida species with some improvement in symptoms until the next recurrence. Other NTM (M. abscessus, M. fortuitum, M. gordonae) causing genitourinary infection do not have a similar presentation [21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”
Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) genitourinary (GU) infections are relatively rare, and there is frequently a delay in diagnosis. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) cases seem to be less frequent than other NTM as a cause of these infections. In addition, there are no set treatment guidelines for these organisms in the GU tract. Given the limitations of data this review summarizes a case presentation of this infection and the literature available on the topic. Many different antimicrobial regimens and durations have been used in the published literature. While the infrequency of these infections suggests that there will not be randomized controlled trials to determine optimal therapy, our case suggests that a brief course of amikacin may play a useful role in those who cannot tolerate other antibiotics.
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