Case Report: Mycobacterium abscessus knee joint infection following herbal steam bath: successful short-course oral therapy in an immunocompetent patient

BackgroundThe Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC), a multidrug-resistant environmental mycobacterium, rarely causes joint infections, which typically involve prosthetic joints. We describe the first case of native-knee M. abscessus infection linked to herbal steam therapy and osteoarthritis—a pre...

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Main Authors: Jiaqing Ye, Jiahao Hao, Cuiying Zheng, Minghui Song, Chenfeng Zhang, Weili Gao, Yumei Guo, Lijie Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1618830/full
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