| Literature DB >> 21148524 |
Matthew R Watts1, Peter C Taylor, Vitali Sintchenko, Clair M Whelan, Robert H Farnsworth, Philip Jones, Peter Jelfs, David Carr, Hazel Goldberg.
Abstract
We report a case of sepsis from Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) with low-level isoniazid resistance following intravesical treatment for bladder cancer. Isoniazid resistance in BCG has therapeutic implications when it causes infections after intravesical instillation. For these circumstances, we propose some modifications to existing treatment guidelines for BCG infection.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21148524 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciq002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079