Disseminated mycobacterium abscessus infection secondary to an infected vascular stent: Case report and review of the literature

Nilesh Tejura; Gilda Bontempo; Debra Chew

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofy207

Disseminated mycobacterium abscessus infection secondary to an infected vascular stent: Case report and review of the literature

Nilesh Tejura, Gilda Bontempo, Debra Chew

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Abstract

Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing, multidrug-resistant mycobacteria, commonly associated with pulmonary, skin, and soft tissue infections. We describe a rare case of M abscessus endovascular stent infection; only 3 cases of graft infections have previously been reported.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	ofy207
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	5
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy207
State	Published - Sep 1 2018

Keywords

Mycobacterium abscessus
endovascular stent infection
nontuberculous mycobacteria

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oncology
Clinical Neurology

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