%0 Journal Article
%T Disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection induced by localized acupuncture and infection: a report of four cases
%A Dan Yao
%A Liangxing Wang
%A Mayun Chen
%A Panpan Liu
%A Xiaomei Xu
%A Xiaoying Huang
%A Xueding Cai
%J -
%D 2017
%X This study reported four cases of disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection caused by local puncture, and elaborated the pathway of infection, their clinical manifestations, the process of diagnosis and treatment. The study aimed to improve the cliniciansĄ¯ recognition on the sterilization of acupuncture, and prevent the iatrogenic infection. Both the 4 cases had a history of local puncture, and diagnosed as disseminated NTM infection. They recovered to a better situation after receiving the anti- NTM infection treatment. Recently, there were few reports about disseminated NTM infection caused by local puncture. The clinical manifestation is not obvious, it usually misdiagnosed as tuberculosis mycobacteria. Thus, itĄ¯s necessary to improve the recognition of infection routes and clinical manifestations of NTM, and establish a standard operational disinfection procedure
%K Puncture
%K Non-tuberculous mycobacteria
%K Tuberculosis
%K Mycobacteria
%U https://www.alliedacademies.org/articles/disseminated-nontuberculous-mycobacterial-infection-induced-by-localized-acupuncture-and-infection-a-report-of-four-cases.html