Table 1 Summary of disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection in patients without a history of cardiothoracic surgery in the literature
References/country | Age/gender | Underlying disease | Manifestations | IGRA testing | Treatment regimen | Treatment duration | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moutsoglou et al. [6]/USA | 75/female | Systemic lupus erythematosus, receiving prednisone and hydroxychloroquine | Vertebral osteomyelitis; calf wound infection | Indeterminate | Clarithromycin, rifampin, ethambutol | Prolonged | Successfully treated |
de Melo Carvalho et al. [7]/Portugal | 57/male | Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, receiving R-CHOP | Bloodstream infection; bone marrow involvement; pneumonia; hepatosplenomegaly | Negative | Clarithromycin, rifabutin, ethambutol, moxifloxacin | 12 months | Successfully treated |
Present case/Taiwan | 57/male | Adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome due to anti-interferon-γ autoantibodies | Bloodstream infection; pneumonia; lymphadenopathy | NA | Amikacin, azithromycin, rifabutin, ethambutol, moxifloxacin | Prolonged | Successfully treated |