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Novel Administration of Clofazimine for the Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Infection.

Ethan ValinetzHelen Stankiewicz KaritaPaul S PottingerRupali Jain
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
Clofazimine has demonstrated in vitro activity against many nontuberculous mycobacteria. We present the case of a woman with cystic fibrosis who developed disseminated macrolide-resistant Mycobacterium avium infection following lung transplantation treated in part with clofazimine. We describe the novel administration of clofazimine via gastrostomy tube.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis