Mycobacterium abscessus Meningitis Associated with Stem Cell Treatment During Medical Tourism

Autor:	Andrew B. Wolf, Kelli M. Money, Arun Chandnani, Charles L. Daley, David E. Griffith, Lakshmi Chauhan, Nathan Coffman, Amanda L. Piquet, Kenneth L. Tyler, Shanta M. Zimmer, Brian T. Montague, Sarah Mann, Daniel M. Pastula
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Mycobacterium abscessus meningitis/encephalitis medical tourism stem cells nontuberculous mycobacterium infections multiple sclerosis Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 8, Pp 1655-1658 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2908.230317
Popis:	Mycobacterium abscessus infections have been reported as adverse events related to medical tourism. We report M. abscessus meningitis in a patient who traveled from Colorado, USA, to Mexico to receive intrathecal stem cell injections as treatment for multiple sclerosis. We also review the management of this challenging central nervous system infection.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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