Chronic otitis media caused by Mycobacterium abscessus spp. massiliense treated with tigecycline in a 10-year-old child

Mycobacterium abscessus is one of the most pathogenic and chemotherapy-resistant rapidly growing mycobacteria. This Mycobacterium should always be considered as a possible cause of chronic otitis media in children, and treatment might be challenging because of its resistance to multiple antibiotics....

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Main Authors: Shota Myojin, Kahoru Fukuoka, Asako Kanemaru, Shintaro Baba, Yuki Okamoto, Hiromichi Suzuki, Keisuke Kamada, Atsushi Yoshida, Ken Kikuchi, Yuho Horikoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218344540