OSTEODISCITIS DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, IN A PATIENT WITH MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS, LEFT NEPHRECTOMY AND POST-OPERATIVE WOUNDS INFECTED WITH MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA

OSTEODISCITIS DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, IN A PATIENT WITH MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS, LEFT NEPHRECTOMY AND POST-OPERATIVE WOUNDS INFECTED WITH MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA

Background. Severe immunosuppression caused by various types of surgical procedures, such as ureteral catheterization, can increase the risk of tuberculosis (TB) reactivation and can be involved in the appereance of disseminated TB (1). Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the third most common organism, aft...

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Main Authors: Violeta Melinte, Teodor Vasile, Alexandru-Paul Burcin, Andreea Maria Pîrvan, Manuela Nica, Simin Florescu, Corneliu Popescu, Cristiana Oprea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2018-03-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculous osteodiscitis
miliary tuberculosis
nephrectomy
post-operative wounds
superinfected
multi-drug resistant
pseudomonas aeruginosa
methicilin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_INFECTIOUS_DISEASES/Revista_Romana_de_BOLI_INFECTIOASE-2018-Nr.1/RJID_2018_1_EN_Art-04.pdf

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