Successful Salvage Therapy Including Tigecycline for Pediatric Mycobacterium abscessus Mastoiditis.
| Autor: | Bell, Katherine J., Adams, Daniel J., Brietzke, Scott, Spencer, Steven E. |
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MYCOBACTERIAL disease diagnosis
MYCOBACTERIUM MASTOIDITIS CEREBROSPINAL fluid otorrhea BIOPSY CORYNEBACTERIUM diseases IMMUNOGLOBULINS COMBINATION drug therapy INTRAVENOUS therapy PERIPHERALLY inserted central catheters ANTI-infective agents SURGICAL complications TREATMENT effectiveness TIGECYCLINE MIDDLE ear ventilation MYCOBACTERIAL diseases SALVAGE therapy COMPUTED tomography DRUG resistance in microorganisms MEDICAL instrument maintenance AZITHROMYCIN IMIPENEM ANTIBIOTICS CHILDREN |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Pediatrics; Mar2024, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p300-303, 4p |
| Abstrakt: | The article presents a case of pediatric Mycobacterium abscessus mastoiditis resistant to standard treatments, emphasizing the importance of considering M. abscessus in treatment-resistant chronic otitis media and mastoiditis, especially in children with tympanostomy tubes. Topics include challenges in diagnosing M. abscessus infections, treatment strategies, and the effectiveness of tigecycline in multidrug regimens. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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