Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Rare Cause of Surgical Site Infection.
Cecilia MuruzábalAlicia Rico-NietoFernando Baquero-ArtigaoMarta Fernández-SampedroPaula Runza BuznegoJosé Miguel Sánchez-MárquezJavier PizonesMaría Inmaculada QuilesIsabel San JuanCarlos Daniel Grasa LozanoChristina CalvoPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium mainly associated with skin, soft tissue and surgical site infections. We report an unusual outbreak of 6 cases of surgical site infection following spinal surgery. Patients received combined intravenous antibiotics, including amikacin, followed by an extended period of oral therapy with favorable clinical outcomes. No instrumentation replacement was performed in any case.
Keyphrases
- surgical site infection
- soft tissue
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- minimally invasive
- peritoneal dialysis
- mesenchymal stem cells
- stem cells
- bone marrow
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- cell therapy
- replacement therapy