Mycobacterium chelonae bacteremia after first dose of infliximab for ulcerative colitis

Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep;109(9):1501-2. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.209.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
  • Bacteremia / chemically induced*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Coinfection / microbiology
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infliximab
  • Klebsiella Infections / complications
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / complications*
  • Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium chelonae*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Infliximab