Vascular graft infections caused by Mycobacterium bovis BCG after BCG immunotherapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Case report and review of literature

Vascular graft infections caused by Mycobacterium bovis BCG after BCG immunotherapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Case report and review of literature

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy (i.e., intravesical instillation of live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis) is a standard of care for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The risk of infective adverse events is generally low as studies have reported an incidence of systemi...

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Main Authors: Stefania Arsuffi, Anna Cambianica, Elisa Di Filippo, Diego Ripamonti, Alessandra Tebaldi, Marco Enrico Giovanni Arosio, Claudio Francesco Farina, Marco Rizzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium bovis BCG
BCG immunotherapy
Vascular prosthesis
Mycotic aneurysm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579423000165

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