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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]
Overview
The treatment of mycobacterium abscessus skin and soft tissue infection includes draining collections of pus, surgical debridement, and administration of combination of antibiotics.[1] Surgical resection should be considered particularly in extensive disease or unefficacious antibiotic therapy. In addition, removal of foreign bodies that are likely the source of the mycobacterium, such as catheters or breast implants is advised.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Griffith DE, Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, Catanzaro A, Daley C, Gordin F; et al. (2007). "An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 175 (4): 367–416. doi:10.1164/rccm.200604-571ST. PMID 17277290.