Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Infection of the Musculoskeletal System Detected at Two Tertiary Medical Centres in Henan, China, 2016-2020.

ABSTRACT: Non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection of the musculoskeletal system is rare but poses a grave threat to public health. These infections yield non-specific symptoms that remain undetected until the development of the later stages of the disease. In this study, we performed a retrospective review of 25 cases of musculoskeletal NTM infection at two tertiary medical centres over a 5-year period to determine the clinical features and improve the current clinical diagnosis and treatment. The most common mycobacterial species detected were Mycobacterium fortuitum in eleven patients, Mycobacterium abscessus in eight patients, Mycobacterium houstonense in three patients, Mycobacterium avium in two patients, and Mycobacterium smegmatis in one patient. The s

SUBMITTER: Ma Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8718100 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature