Rapidly growing mycobacterial bloodstream infections.

Patient Report and Review of Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infection after Cardiac Device Implantation

Mycobacterial infections resulting from cardiac implantable electronic devices are rare, but as more devices are implanted, these organisms are increasingly emerging as causes of early-onset infections. We report a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pocket and associated bloodstream infection caused by an organism of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group, and we review the liter...

Complete Genome Sequences of 17 Rapidly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Strains

We report the complete genome sequences of 17 rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) strains, including 16 Mycobacterium abscessus complex strains and one M. immunogenum strain. These sequences add value to studies of the genetic diversity of rapidly growing NTM strains recovered from human specimens.

Rapidly-growing mycobacterial infection: a recognized cause of early-onset prosthetic joint infection

BACKGROUND Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a major complication of total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA, TKA). Although mycobacteria are rarely the causative pathogens, it is important to recognize and treat them differently from non-mycobacterial infections. This study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics, associated factors and long-term outcomes of mycobacterial and non-my...

Resistant anaemia and mixed cryoglobulinaemia in a patient on haemodialysis in the context of Q fever.

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Clofazimine for Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections