Abstract
－Abstract－Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections are a rare, but clinically important cause of infections in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. This is typically suspected when a patient does not respond to treatment with the usual antibiotics. We describe here a case of Mycobacterium abscessus exit site infection with abdominal wall abscess formation that was associated with CAPD, which required peritoneal catheter removal, surgical debridement of the abscess and long term antibiotic therapy. KeyWords:Nontuberculous mycobacterium, Mycobacterium abscessus, Exit site infection, Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis서 론복막투석 환자에서 복막투석 카테터와 관련된 감염은 흔한 합병증이며 대부분의 경우 그람양성이나 그람음성균이 원인이 된다. 비결핵성 미코박테륨(nontuberculousmycobacterium; NTM)에 의한 감염은 매우 드물며 출구 감염(exit-site infection)이나 복막염의 형태로 나
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