Antibiotics for M. Abscessus

Posted by cattleya @cattleya, Nov 3, 2024

Hi everyone. Just want to say I'm getting so much out of these discussions and feel for everyone who is struggling! I'm wondering if anyone has been on IV Amikacin, IV Imipenem, oral Linezolid (or Tedizolid) and oral Omadacycline for an M. Abscessus infection. I would appreciate hearing about your experiences and outcomes.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Nov 9, 2024

In reply to @cattleya "Thanks for this article. You're very kind. Heavy reading but very informative. Will take a while..." + (show)

Here is the latest guidelines from NJH - in an easy to digest video - that will wading through the technical paper @pacathy cited:

This one, like most NJH contains a lot of information, he talks specifically about M abscessus near the end of the video.

quiltart | @quiltart | Feb 2 9:06am

Thank you Sue. I have a consult on treating abscesses tomorrow and this gives me a great list of questions. I looked back at my labs and there has only been the presence of abscesses and not the breakdown of colonies or genes etc. I hope the next lab goes to NJH.