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ArticleBMJ case reports2010

An unusual surgical site infection in a liver transplant recipient.

Vidhyachandra Gandhi, Aabha Nagral, Sanjay Nagral, Suryasnata Das, Camilla Rodrigues

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in solid organ transplant recipients: An update.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2016
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5 authors.

Vidhyachandra GandhiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Jaslok Hospital Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Aabha Nagral
Sanjay Nagral
Suryasnata Das
Camilla Rodrigues

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycobacterium abscessus is a rare cause of human infection and is difficult to diagnose unless it is suspected. A 45-year-old woman underwent deceased donor liver transplantation following which she developed non-healing surgical site infection, which did not resolve with routine antibiotics for 2 months. The scraping of the wound revealed M abscessus infection. Definitive identification of this species of mycobacterium was possible by its growth characteristics on culture and reverse line blot hybridisation assay. She was treated with clarithromycin and cotrimaxazole as per sensitivity and showed complete recovery from the infection within 6 weeks of starting the drugs, which were continued for 6 months. We believe that this is the first documented case of surgical site infection by M abscessus in a liver transplant recipient.

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Nontuberculous MycobacteriaAnti-Bacterial AgentsClarithromycinDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansLiver TransplantationMiddle AgedMycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousSurgical Wound InfectionTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationAnti-Bacterial AgentsClarithromycinTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

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PMID22778369
PMCPMC3029587

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