Genitourinary infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria at a university hospital in Taiwan, 1996-2008

Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
C-T HuangP R Hsueh

Abstract

Genitourinary infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are rarely reported. The medical records of all patients with genitourinary NTM infections treated at National Taiwan University Hospital from 1996-2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Fifteen patients were identified, of whom 10 (67%) were male. More than two-thirds of patients had underlying conditions, the most common of which was chronic renal disease. Only one patient had AIDS. Acid-fast smears of urine were negative in all patients. Eleven isolates were available for further confirmation by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Mycobacterium avium complex was the most common (n = 5, 33%), followed by both Mycobacterium abscessus (n = 2; 13%) and Mycobacterium fortuitum (n = 2; 13%). Of the 12 patients receiving anti-NTM treatment, only four received adequate prescribed regimens and none died of NTM infections. Two patients died of refractory urosepsis before the urinary NTM infections were diagnosed. The clinical characteristics of the 15 patients were also compared with 43 previously reported patients with genitourinary tuberculosis. Patients with genitourinary NTM infections were more likely to report constitutional symptoms, seek medical help within 1 month...Continue Reading

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