Infección por Mycobacterium scrofulaceum en un niño de las Islas Galápagos - Ecuador

Nasre-Nasser, Raif Gregorio; Muñoz-López, Greta

doi:10.4067/s0716-10182018000600705

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“…Despite an extensive search in English scientific literature, we could not find any other research reports of countries in South America on the prevalence of NTM lung infections. While Venezuela and Ecuador have reported multiple cases and outbreaks of skin and soft tissue infections caused by NTM, there is no documentation of any NTM lung disease cases in these countries [27][28][29][30][31][32][33].…”

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First Case Reports of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease in Ecuador: Important Lessons to Learn

Echeverría

Rueda

Espinoza³

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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections are often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis, which can lead to ineffective antibiotic treatments. In this report, we present three cases of NTM lung infections in Ecuador that were initially diagnosed and treated as tuberculosis based on the results of sputum smear microscopy. The patients, all male, included two immunocompetent individuals and one HIV-positive subject. Unfortunately, sputum culture was not initiated until late in the course of the disease and the cause of the lung infection, Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), was only identified after the patients had either passed away or were lost to follow-up. These cases are the first documented cases of NTM lung infections in the English medical literature from Ecuador. We emphasize the importance of accurate diagnosis of NTM infections by culture and identification to species level. Sputum smear staining alone cannot differentiate between mycobacterial species, which can lead to misidentification and ineffective treatments. Additionally, reporting NTM pulmonary disease as a notifiable disease to national TB control programs is recommended to obtain accurate prevalence data. These data are critical in determining the importance of this public health problem and the necessary actions needed to address it.

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confidence: 99%

First Case Reports of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease in Ecuador: Important Lessons to Learn

Echeverría

Rueda

Espinoza³

et al. 2023

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Infección por Mycobacterium scrofulaceum en un niño de las Islas Galápagos - Ecuador

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First Case Reports of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease in Ecuador: Important Lessons to Learn

First Case Reports of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease in Ecuador: Important Lessons to Learn

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