"Paradoxical" immune-mediated reactions to Mycobacterium ulcerans during antibiotic treatment: a result of treatment success, not failure.
Affiliation
Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia. daniel.obrien@amsterdam.msf.org.Issue Date
2009-11-16
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Medical Journal of AustraliaAbstract
We present the first clinical descriptions of immune-mediated paradoxical reactions to effective antibiotic treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, which result in clinical deterioration after initial improvement. Recognition of this phenomenon could prevent unnecessary changes to antibiotic regimens, and might obviate the need for, or reduce the extent of, further surgery. (MJA 2009; 191: 564-566).PubMed ID
19912091Language
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0025-729XCollections
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