Novel Administration of Clofazimine for the Treatment of Mycobacterium avium Infection
Ethan Valinetz, Helen C. Stankiewicz Karita, Paul S. Pottinger, Rupali Jain
Abstract
Abstract Clofazimine has demonstrated in vitro activity against many nontuberculous mycobacteria. We present the case of a woman with cystic fibrosis who developed disseminated macrolide-resistant Mycobacterium avium infection following lung transplantation treated in part with clofazimine. We describe the novel administration of clofazimine via gastrostomy tube.
Topics & Concepts
ClofazimineMedicineNontuberculous mycobacteriaMycobacterium avium complexCystic fibrosisMicrobiologyMycobacteriumMycobacterium abscessusMoxifloxacinAntibioticsImmunologyTuberculosisInternal medicinePathologyLeprosyBiologyMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment