Empirical Treatment of Highly Suspected Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Following Aesthetic Procedures

Empirical Treatment of Highly Suspected Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections Following Aesthetic Procedures

Background Infection caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been increasing. Awareness of this infection is crucial yet problematic. Delayed management may lead to destructive results. We empirically treated a series of patients with clinical suspicion of NTM infection prior to the identif...

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Main Authors: Hyung Rok Kim, Eul Sik Yoon, Deok Woo Kim, Na Hyun Hwang, Yoo Seok Shon, Byung Il Lee, Seung-Ha Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2014-11-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
mycobacterium infections, nontuberculous
soft-tissue infections
early diagnosis
antibiotics, antitubercular
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2014.41.6.759

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