When Mycobacterium abscessus strikes: when bacteremia meets vertebral osteomyelitis

• Main Authors: Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera, Hussin, Fara Rahidah, Kori, Najma, Ramankutty, Sreeambal, Aziz, Muhammad Nazri, Periyasamy, Petrick, Yuhana, Muhammad Yazli
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/106098/24/106098_When%20Mycobacterium%20abscessus%20strikes.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106098/25/106098_When%20Mycobacterium%20abscessus%20strikes_supplemental.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106098/; https://www.kscm.or.kr/html/?pmode=english

Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacterium that can cause a wide range of infections in humans, including skin and soft tissue infections, respiratory infections, and bloodstream infections. Although rare, bacteremia and vertebral osteomyelitis are serious and debilita...