Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection

Abstract

Mycobacterium abscessus is often resistant to multiple antimicrobial drugs, and data supporting effective drugs or dosing regimens are limited. To better identify treatment approaches and associated toxicities, we collected a series of case reports from the Emerging Infections Network. Side effects were common and often led to changing or discontinuing therapy.

Keywords

• Nontuberculous mycobacteria
• adverse effects
• therapeutics
• Mycobacterium abscessus
• bacteria
• tuberculosis and other mycobacteria