Mycobacterium abscessus urinary tract infection: case report

Abstract Urinary tract infection is a serious public health issue that predominantly affects women. In men, it is more often associated with prostatic hyperplasia and bladder catheterization. Urogenital tuberculosis presents with nonspecific with nonspecific symptoms and the diagnosis can be made in the presence of sterile leukocyturia and recurrent infection with acid urine. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria or other non-tuberculosis mycobacteria are opportunistic pathogens that inhabit the soil, water or environment surfaces, and usually cause diseases in immunocompromised individuals. Mycobacterium abscessus is an agent that causes lung, skin and soft tissue hospital infections. Urinary tract infections by this pathogen are rare.

摘要 尿路感染（Urinary tract infection）是一类严重威胁公共卫生健康的疾病，其高发人群为女性。男性尿路感染多与前列腺增生及膀胱导尿操作相关。泌尿生殖结核的临床表现缺乏特异性，当患者出现无菌性白细胞尿且反复发生酸性尿相关感染时，即可作出临床诊断。非结核分枝杆菌（Non-tuberculous mycobacteria）是一类栖息于土壤、水体及环境表面的条件致病菌，通常仅在免疫功能低下个体中引发感染性疾病。脓肿分枝杆菌（Mycobacterium abscessus）可引发肺部、皮肤及软组织的院内感染，由该病原体导致的尿路感染较为罕见。