Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection.

نویسندگان

  • Shannon A Novosad
  • Susan E Beekmann
  • Philip M Polgreen
  • Kate Mackey
  • Kevin L Winthrop
چکیده

Mycobacterium abscessus is often resistant to multiple antimicrobial drugs, and data supporting effective drugs or dosing regimens are limited. To better identify treatment approaches and associated toxicities, we collected a series of case reports from the Emerging Infections Network. Side effects were common and often led to changing or discontinuing therapy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Emerging infectious diseases

دوره 22 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016