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Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections After Silicone Breast Implant Reconstruction Emphasize a Diversity of Infecting Mycobacteria.


ABSTRACT: Postsurgical skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are uncommon, indolent, difficult to treat, and often mimic pyogenic bacterial infections. Here we present 3 cases of NTM infections following placement of silicone implants for reconstructive breast surgery. These cases emphasize the importance of a high index of suspicion for NTM in patients with SSI after a prosthetic reconstruction refractory to conventional antibiotic therapy and the importance of early investigation with mycobacterial-specific diagnostics.

SUBMITTER: Romero FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5751029 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections After Silicone Breast Implant Reconstruction Emphasize a Diversity of Infecting Mycobacteria.

Romero Fabian A FA   Powell Eleanor A EA   Babady N Esther NE   Kaltsas Anna A   Figueroa Cesar J CJ   Pulitzer Melissa M   Mehrara Babak J BJ   Glickman Michael S MS   Morjaria Sejal S  

Open forum infectious diseases 20170902 4


Postsurgical skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are uncommon, indolent, difficult to treat, and often mimic pyogenic bacterial infections. Here we present 3 cases of NTM infections following placement of silicone implants for reconstructive breast surgery. These cases emphasize the importance of a high index of suspicion for NTM in patients with SSI after a prosthetic reconstruction refractory to conventional antibiotic therapy and the importance  ...[more]

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