Late-onset Mycobacterium abscessus sepsis in a very low birthweight premature infant: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

M Cecilia Di Pentima; Robin Doyle; Robert Locke; Deborah Tuttle

doi:10.1055/s-2004-831885

Late-onset Mycobacterium abscessus sepsis in a very low birthweight premature infant: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Am J Perinatol. 2004 Aug;21(6):365-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-831885.

Authors

M Cecilia Di Pentima¹, Robin Doyle, Robert Locke, Deborah Tuttle

Affiliation

¹ Christiana Hospital and A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

PMID: 15311374
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-831885

Abstract

Late-onset sepsis (after 3 days of life) is a frequent a complication found in very low birth weight (VLBW, 1000 to 1500 g) premature infants. We report the second case of late-onset sepsis caused by an uncommon pathogen, Mycobacterium abscessus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases / drug therapy
Infant, Premature, Diseases / microbiology*
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
Lung Abscess / complications
Lung Abscess / drug therapy
Lung Abscess / microbiology*
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
Mycobacterium chelonae / isolation & purification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome