Epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes of adult cutaneous non‐tuberculous mycobacterial infection over a 10‐year period in Singapore

• Published in: International journal of dermatology Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 679 - 687
• Main Authors: Yeo, Pei‐Ming, Lee, Shan‐Xian, Tan, Yen‐Ee, Sng, Li‐Hwei, Ang, Chia‐Chun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Abscesses; Antibiotics; Bacilli; Biopsy; Clinical outcomes; Cysts; Demographic variables; Demographics; Dermatitis; Diagnostic systems; Epidemiology; Immunosuppression; Infections; Inflammation; Medical instruments; Medical personnel; Medical treatment; Patients; Physicians; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Skin; Surgery; Tuberculosis; Singapore

Background Unfamiliarity with the presentation, diagnostic process, and treatment of cutaneous non‐tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infection leads to poorer outcomes. We describe our experience with managing cutaneous NTM infection in a regional hospital in Singapore from 2005 to 2014. Methods Adult...