ALLMedicine™ Mycobacterium Fortuitum Center

Feb 28th, 2022 - Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic human pathogens found in the environment. The transmission seems to be associated with inhalation of aerosol droplets, ingestion or trauma events. Recent studies indicate that NTM disease is incr...

Oct 13th, 2021 - A 3-year-old girl of nonconsanguineous healthy parents presented with cervical and mediastinal lymphadenopathy due to Mycobacterium fortuitum infection. Routine blood analysis showed normal hemoglobin, neutrophils, and platelets but profound monon...

Sep 4th, 2021 - Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are difficult to diagnose, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and clinical course remains unclear. We determined the prevalence and clin...

Aug 19th, 2021 - A 58-year-old man with a history of end-stage degenerative joint disease developed a postsurgical infection at the right hip 4 weeks after hip replacement surgery. He underwent surgical washout of the right hip without opening the joint capsule. A...

May 3rd, 2021 - Molecular underpinning of mycobacteria-induced CNS-pathology is not well understood. In the present study, zebrafish were infected with Mycobacterium fortuitum and the prognosis of CNS-pathogenesis studied. We observed M. fortuitum triggers extens...

Jul 9th, 2019 - Case Report A 32-year-old woman presented to the dermatology clinic with a tender lump overlying the right maxilla of 6 weeks’ duration. The lesion developed acutely 1 to 2 months after the patient began using an at-home microdermabrasion device,.

Sep 11th, 2018 - ATLANTA – Ongoing vigilance regarding the role of medical devices in health care–associated infections (HAIs) and transmission of antimicrobial-resistant pathogen is needed, according to Isaac Benowitz, MD, of the Centers for Disease Control and P.

Sep 11th, 2018 - ATLANTA – Ongoing vigilance regarding the role of medical devices in health care–associated infections (HAIs) and transmission of antimicrobial-resistant pathogen is needed, according to Isaac Benowitz, MD, of the Centers for Disease Control and P.

Mar 6th, 2014 - Rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium (RG-NTM) wound infections have been reported in medical tourists who have undergone cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic, according to data published in the March 7 issue of the Morbidity and Mort...

Mar 6th, 2014 - Rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium (RG-NTM) wound infections have been reported in medical tourists who have undergone cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic, according to data published in the March 7 issue of the Morbidity and Mort...