Mycobacterium abscessus – to treat or not to treat?

A patient with Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease was mistaken to have pulmonary tuberculosis with airway colonization by the non-tuberculous mycobacterium. Appropriate antibiotics were only given when the patient’s signs and symptoms worsened while on anti-tuberculosis therapy. Despite treatment...

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Main Authors: Liam, C.K., Pang, Y.K., Ngeow, Y.F., Wong, Y.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2013
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/10615/1/Mycobacterium_abscessus.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/10615/
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
Language: English