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Terrible trio of Mycobacterium abscessus, Candida parapsilosis and Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient with cirrhosis

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology

Source : Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Volume 12, Supplement 1, S63, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.10.125

Url : https://www.jcehepatology.com/article/S0973-6883(21)00521-1/

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Medicine

Department : Gastroenterology

Year : 2022

Abstract : Background: Cirrhosis is an immunocompromised state which makes the host susceptible to infections of varied etiology. Mycobacterium abscessus has been implicated to cause respiratory infections in patients with underlying pulmonary diseases and also extrapulmonary infections like endocarditis, bacteremia, genitourinary, skin and soft tissue infections. There is only one report of M abscessus infection in cirrhosis in literature.

Cite this Research Publication : A Valsan, N Verma, A De, M Premkumar, S Taneja et al., "Terrible trio of Mycobacterium abscessus, Candida parapsilosis and Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a patient with cirrhosis," Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Volume 12, Supplement 1, S63, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.10.125

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