Nontuberculous mycobacterium infection in a burn ICU patient

Boyer, Joseph M.; Blatz, Peter J.; Akers, Kevin S.; Okulicz, Jason F.; Chung, Kevin K.; Renz, Evan M.; Hospenthal, Duane R.; Murray, Clinton K.

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2010.05.014

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“…Similar to the "typical" bacteria, some non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species are able to colonize catheters and other medical devices. M. chelonae was recovered from nine patients with explanted orbital prosthetics (Samimi et al 2013 ), M. fortuitum was recovered as a cause prosthetic valve endocarditis (Bosio et al 2012 ), and NTMs have caused infections of peritoneal dialysis catheters (Nodaira et al 2008 ), Mycobacterium avium complex has been reported from prosthetic joint infections in an immunocompromised patient (Gupta and Clauss 2009 ), and we reported a rare case of persistent M. chelonae bacteremia in a critically ill burn patient in whom no catheter or prosthetic device-associated infection could be proven (Boyer et al 2010 ).…”

Section: Biofi Lms In Clinical Isolates Of Mycobacterium Sppmentioning

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Biofilm Formation by Clinical Isolates and Its Relevance to Clinical Infections

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Reports of biofilms have increased exponentially in the scientific literature over the past two decades, yet the vast majority of these are basic science investigations with limited clinical relevance. Biofilm studies involving clinical isolates are most often surveys of isolate collections, but suffer from lack of standardization in methodologies for producing and assessing biofilms. In contrast, more informative clinical studies correlating biofilm formation to patient data have infrequently been reported. In this chapter, biofilm surveys of clinical isolates of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, mycobacteria, and Candida are reviewed, as well as those pertaining to the unique situation of cystic fibrosis. In addition, the influence of host components on in vitro biofilm formation, as well as published studies documenting the clinical impact of biofilms in human infections, are presented.

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Section: Biofi Lms In Clinical Isolates Of Mycobacterium Sppmentioning

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Biofilm Formation by Clinical Isolates and Its Relevance to Clinical Infections

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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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“…There are approximately 50 mycobacterial species believed to be responsible for human disease states [5]. With the advent of immunosuppressant diseases and medications, the incidence of NTM infections has increased [5], although this case is only the second such report in the burn population [2]. Division …”

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“…Historically, these deaths were secondary to burn wound infection, but with current therapies, pneumonia is now the primary reason [1]. Primary pathogenic agents are Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa [1,2]. Nevertheless, in the age of multi-drug-resistant organisms, documenting rare infections is crucial to expand clinician awareness of potential infectious pathogens and double as a barometer of infectious disease evolution in the burn population.…”

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“…Mycobacteria are grampositive and acid-fast bacilli (AFB) ubiquitous in the natural environment [2,4]. Non-tuberculous mycobacterium refers to a subset of mycobacterium that excludes M. tuberculosis complex and M. leprae [5].…”

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“…I nfection is the leading cause of death in burn patients after recovery from the initial burn injury [1,2]. It is estimated that there are 3,400 deaths from thermal burns per year [3].…”

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Active Screening of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Effectively Prevent and Control the Potential Infections

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Our objective is to determine if actively screen the multi-drug resistant bacteria (MDRB) infection in intensive care unit (ICU) to prevent, control, and decrease the infection rate and transmission of MDRB. The patients admitted in ICU of one hospital in 2013 were analyzed. The throat swab, blood, defecation, and urine of patients were actively collected for bacteria cultures to screen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Acinetobacter baumannii in patients. All patients received screening of MDRB infection and colonization within 2 days and after 2 days of admission, the results showed that there were 418 infectious bacterial strains in total and P. aeruginosa was the main bacterium. The asymptomatic infection rates of P. aeruginosa, K. pneumonia, E. coli, S. aureus, and A. baumannii were 39.02, 24.74, 44.00, 29.17, and 33.33 %, respectively; the symptomatic infection rates were 60.98, 75.26, 56.00, 70.83, and 66.67 %. 59.70 % patients received antibiotics treatment, 27.45 % patients received trachea cannula, 32.95 % patients received mechanism ventilation, 2.27 % patients received arterial cannula or venous cannula and 4.00 % patients received indwelling urinary catheters. The main MDRB in ICU is P. aeruginosa. The active screening of MDRB infection and colonization can provide the opportunity to take the life-saving measure against MDRB and treat patients. This can decrease the infection risk and the nosocomial transmission of MDRB.

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Nontuberculous mycobacterium infection in a burn ICU patient

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Biofilm Formation by Clinical Isolates and Its Relevance to Clinical Infections

Biofilm Formation by Clinical Isolates and Its Relevance to Clinical Infections

Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in a Burn Intensive Care Unit Patient

Active Screening of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Effectively Prevent and Control the Potential Infections

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