Eradicating Pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus : The Promise of Dual β-Lactam Therapy.

Macrolide resistance has rendered the treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus extremely difficult and is fueling a crisis. Recently, there has been dramatically increased incidence of infections by M abscessus . Select dual β-lactam combinations have shown promising in vitro results. Herein, we present a patient whose M abscessus infection cured using dual β-lactams as part of multidrug regimen.