Mycobacterium abscessus urinary tract infection: case report.

Mycobacterium abscessus urinary tract infection: case report. J Bras Nefrol. 2019 May 30;: Authors: Laudelino JS, Farias Filho FT, Costa AFP, Santos VM Abstract Urinary tract infection is a serious public health issue that predominantly affects women. In men, it is more often associated with prostatic hyperplasia and bladder catheterization. Urogenital tuberculosis presents with nonspecific with nonspecific symptoms and the diagnosis can be made in the presence of sterile leukocyturia and recurrent infection with acid urine. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria or other non-tuberculosis mycobacteria are opportunistic pathogens that inhabit the soil, water or environment surfaces, and usually cause diseases in immunocompromised individuals. Mycobacterium abscessus is an agent that causes lung, skin and soft tissue hospital infections. Urinary tract infections by this pathogen are rare. PMID: 31173040 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia - June 8, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: J Bras Nefrol Source Type: research