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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 3(94), p. 517-518, 2016

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0690

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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Complicated by Nosocomial Infection with Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

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Abstract

Treatment of mycobacterial diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) entails long and intense antimicrobial therapy. TB patients are at risk of coinfection with other multidrug-resistant bacteria, such as those from Enterobacteriaceae family, because of antimicrobial selection pressure and nosocomial transmission during prolonged hospital admission. Here, we report on two patients treated for multidrug-resistant TB, who developed severe sepsis due to an extended spectrum β-lactamase producing organism. Diagnostic culture identified the venous access port as source, and upon surgical removal and antimicrobial therapy rapid clinical improvement was achieved. Increased awareness and knowledge on the prevalence of multi-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is needed, notably in TB centers, to provide a safe hospital environment to our patients.