Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Rare Cause of Surgical Site Infection
Cecilia Muruzábal, Alicia Rico, Fernando Baquero‐Artigao, Marta Fernández-Sampedro, Paula Runza Buznego, José Miguel Sánchez-Márquez, Javier Pizones, María Inmaculada Quiles, et al. (11 authors)
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2024-08
Abstract
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium mainly associated with skin, soft tissue and surgical site infections. We report an unusual outbreak of 6 cases of surgical site infection following spinal surgery. Patients received combined intravenous antibiotics, including amikacin, followed by an extended period of oral therapy with favorable clinical outcomes. No instrumentation replacement was performed in any case.
MeSH terms
- Mycobacterium fortuitum
- Amikacin
- Medicine
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
- Antibiotics
- Surgery
- Surgical site infection
- Mycobacterium