Infections with atypical mycobacteria in renal transplant recipients.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
; 50(3): 482-4, 2007 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17883113
ABSTRACT
Infections due to atypical mycobacteria are infrequent in renal transplant recipients but they cause serious morbidity. These pathogens are common in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report four proven cases of infections caused with atypical mycobacteriae from 1997 to 2003, by different organisms namely, M. chelonei, M.fortuitum, M. abcessus and M. terrae in renal transplant recipients. Infection with M. terrae documented here is the first occurrence in a renal transplant patient. Histopathological examination of aspirates or biopsy specimens from involved areas and staining and culture for mycobacteriae are essential for diagnosis. Treatment involves antimycobacterial therapy, reduction in immunosuppression and surgery, if indicated. Atypical mycobacterial infections, though currently uncommon, are significant and could prove to be an emerging pathogen in renal transplant recipients in the context of the AIDS epidemic in India.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Rim
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Micobactérias não Tuberculosas
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Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article