2013
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-5-504
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Atypical mycobacteria: an important differential for the general physician

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“…Although NTM infections are frequent in immunosuppressed or immunocompromised, an overwhelming majority are immunocompetent 14. Other contributing factors include chronic conditions such as diabetes or bronchiectasis, as well as activities like getting tattoos, intravenous drug use, exposure to aquatic organisms and being at either end of the age spectrum 15. The bone and joint NTM infections could be disseminated or localised.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although NTM infections are frequent in immunosuppressed or immunocompromised, an overwhelming majority are immunocompetent 14. Other contributing factors include chronic conditions such as diabetes or bronchiectasis, as well as activities like getting tattoos, intravenous drug use, exposure to aquatic organisms and being at either end of the age spectrum 15. The bone and joint NTM infections could be disseminated or localised.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Disseminated MAC has an insidious onset and an indolent clinical course. 8 Although patients with HIV infection with disseminated MAC display numerous systemic symptoms (night sweats, fever, diarrhea, and weight loss), HIV-negative patients may present only with fever of unknown origin. 3,4 Clinical signs of disseminated MAC in patients with HIV infection include hepatosplenomegaly, severe anemia, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Die Behandlung der M. marinum-Infektion ist wie die aller NTM nicht standardisiert. Die Testung auf Empfindlichkeit gegenüber antimikrobiellen Agenzien ist nicht zwingend notwendig [12] [1].…”
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“…In den USA wurde ein Ausbruch nach Nutzung von Fußbädern beschrieben, Mikroläsionen nach Rasur stellten hier vermutlich die Eintrittspforte dar [26]. Zeigen sich entzündliche Hautveränderungen im Bereich von Traumata und OP-Gebieten, sollte M. fortuitum als Erreger von nosokomialen und Katheter-assoziierten Infektionen in Betracht gezogen werden [1,24].…”
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