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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917300732 |