Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection in a peritoneal dialysis patient

A disseminated peritoneal dialysis-related Mycobacterium abscessus infection is very rare. M. abscessus belongs to the rapidly growing mycobacteria and can be misidentified as a diphtheroid bacterium, which in our case delayed diagnosis and optimal treatment. Due to intrinsic resistance to most anti...

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Main Authors: Vincent H.J.F. Mooren, Michiel W.P. Bleeker, Jakko van Ingen, Mirjam H.A. Hermans, Peter C. Wever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917300732