1. Successful Salvage Therapy Including Tigecycline for Pediatric Mycobacterium abscessus Mastoiditis.
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Bell, Katherine J., Adams, Daniel J., Brietzke, Scott, and 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 - Abstract
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.
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- 2024
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