Authors: | Romero, F. A.; Powell, E. A.; Babady, N. E.; Kaltsas, A.; Figueroa, C. J.; Pulitzer, M.; Mehrara, B. J.; Glickman, M. S.; Morjaria, S. |
Article Title: | Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections after silicone breast implant reconstruction emphasize a diversity of infecting mycobacteria |
Abstract: | Postsurgical skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are uncommon, indolent, difficult to treat, and often mimic pyogenic bacterial infections. Here we present 3 cases of NTM infections following placement of silicone implants for reconstructive breast surgery. These cases emphasize the importance of a high index of suspicion for NTM in patients with SSI after a prosthetic reconstruction refractory to conventional antibiotic therapy and the importance of early investigation with mycobacterial-specific diagnostics. |
Keywords: | infection; breast cancer; skin; diagnosis; epidemiology; mycobacterial; identification; outbreak; biofilms; sp nov.; rapidly growing mycobacteria; molecular identification; non-tuberculous; skin and soft tissue infection; surgical site infections; chelonae; xenopi |
Journal Title: | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 4 |
ISSN: | 2328-8957 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Date Published: | 2017-10-01 |
Start Page: | ofx189 |
Language: | English |
ACCESSION: | WOS:000419560500017 |
DOI: | 10.1093/ofid/ofx189 |
PROVIDER: | wos |
PMCID: | PMC5751029 |
PUBMED: | 29308399 |
Notes: | Article -- UNSP ofx189 -- Source: Wos |