Mycobacterium abscessus Meningitis Associated with Stem Cell Treatment During Medical Tourism.
Mexico
Mycobacterium abscessus
bacteria
medical tourism
meningitis/encephalitis
multiple sclerosis
nontuberculous mycobacterium infections
stem cells
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
Historique:
medline:
25
7
2023
pubmed:
24
7
2023
entrez:
24
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37486227
doi: 10.3201/eid2908.230317
pmc: PMC10370854
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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