Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: case report and review of the literature.

Authors :: Nicholson O
Feja K
LaRussa P
George D
Unal E
Della Latta P
Cairo M
Saiman L
Source :: The Pediatric infectious disease journal [Pediatr Infect Dis J] 2006 Mar; Vol. 25 (3), pp. 263-7.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections are rarely diagnosed in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. We describe a case of disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex with gastrointestinal tract involvement in a HSCT recipient. We reviewed NTM infections among pediatric HSCT patients at our institution from 2000-2004 and identified 2 additional cases. Fourteen published case reports of NTM disease in children are reviewed.

Subjects :: Adolescent
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection physiopathology
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects
Mycobacterium avium Complex
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection microbiology

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