Blair Paul, Moshgriz Mahdi, Siegel Marc
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Department of Pathology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
J Infect Chemother. 2017 Mar;23(3):177-179. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2016.08.016. Epub 2016 Nov 24.
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) that is an uncommon cause of healthcare-associated infections. The most common infections caused by M. fortuitum include skin, soft tissue, and catheter-related infections. Although occasionally cultured from sputum samples, M. fortuitum is a rare cause of pulmonary disease. We report a case of M. fortuitum empyema associated with an infected pleural catheter and review M. fortuitum pulmonary infections.
偶然分枝杆菌是一种快速生长分枝杆菌（RGM），是医疗保健相关感染的不常见病因。偶然分枝杆菌引起的最常见感染包括皮肤、软组织和导管相关感染。尽管偶尔可从痰液样本中培养出偶然分枝杆菌，但它是肺部疾病的罕见病因。我们报告一例与感染性胸膜导管相关的偶然分枝杆菌脓胸病例，并对偶然分枝杆菌肺部感染进行综述。
