Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;29(8):1655-1658. doi: 10.3201/eid2908.230317.
Mycobacterium abscessus infections have been reported as adverse events related to medical tourism. We report M. abscessus meningitis in a patient who traveled from Colorado, USA, to Mexico to receive intrathecal stem cell injections as treatment for multiple sclerosis. We also review the management of this challenging central nervous system infection.
分枝杆菌脓肿感染已被报道为与医疗旅游相关的不良事件。我们报告了一例从美国科罗拉多州前往墨西哥接受鞘内干细胞注射治疗多发性硬化症的患者发生分枝杆菌脓肿性脑膜炎的病例。我们还回顾了这种具有挑战性的中枢神经系统感染的治疗方法。