Severe osteoarticular and skin and soft tissue infection with Mycobacterium bovis following intravesical BCG instillation

We describe the case of a 70-year-old immunocompromised patient who developed a severe disseminated Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection with several infected prosthetic joints and soft tissue abscesses following intravesical BCG instillation for bladder cancer. This case report addresses the risk of s...

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Main Authors: Anniek Strijdhorst, L. Charlotte J. de Bree, Reinout van Crevel, Hanna K. de Jong, Sabine M. Hermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Clinical Infection in Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170224000141