Mycobacterium abscessus Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Single-Center Experience in the United States, 2013-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mycobacterium abscessus is increasingly recognized as a human pathogen causing life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. There is a paucity of data around this topic in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients.

Methods

This work was a single-center retrospective cohort study of all SOT recipients with a positive culture for M abscessus between 2013 and 2018.

Results

A total of 20 patients (55% female) met inclusion criteria, including 1 kidney recipient (5.0%), 2 liver recipients (10.0%), 12 lung recipients (60.0%), 1 heart recipient (5.0%), and 4 combined organ recipients (20.0%). The median time from SOT to infection was 100 days (range, 30-431 days). Thirteen (65.0%) patients (1 kidney, 1 heart, 7 lung, 1 liver, 1 intestine,

SUBMITTER: Ebisu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature