MYCOBACTERIUM-FORTUITUM LUNG ABSCESS TREATED WITH CIPROFLOXACIN

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VADAKEKALAM, J [1 ]
WARD, MJ [1 ]
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[1] KINGS MILL HOSP, NOTTINGHAM NG17 4JL, ENGLAND
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10.1136/thx.46.10.737
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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Mycobacterium fortuitum rarely causes lung disease. Although treatment in the past has included intravenous antibiotics, this is the first report of a Mycobacterium fortuitum lung abscess that resolved with a prolonged course of oral ciprofloxacin alone. There is no evidence of recurrence 14 months after the end of treatment.
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