Acute Respiratory Failure Involving an R Variant of Mycobacterium abscessus

ABSTRACT We report the case of a cystic fibrosis patient colonized with a smooth-morphotype form of Mycobacterium abscessus who developed acute respiratory failure with the emergence of an isogenic rough (R) variant while he was recovering from peritonitis-induced shock. This report emphasizes the role of R forms in severe M. abscessus infections.

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