Therapy of Mycobacterium abscessus Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Patients
Lubna Osman,
Christopher Lopez,
Yoichiro Natori
et al.
Abstract:Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC), a rapidly growing Mycobacterium, is one of the most common causes of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in the United States of America, and it has been associated with a wide spectrum of infections in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals. Eradicating MABC is very challenging, even with prolonged combination therapies. The management of MABC infections in solid organ transplant (SOT) patients is usually complex given their net state of immunosuppre… Show more
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