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Secondary anaerobic infection in a case of multidrug resistant tubercular paraspinal abscess: A rare presentation.

Authors

Sreenivasan P, Sharma B, Singh A, Kataria M S, Ray P, Angrup A
Access Microbiol. 2021; 3(8):000253.
PMID: 34888482.

Abstract

Paraspinal abscesses are most commonly caused by and some Gram-negative bacteria. In developing countries, (MTB) contributes to almost 50 % of cases. Even in proven cases of tubercular paraspinal abscesses, secondary infection of aerobic or anaerobic bacteria is possible and should be carefully evaluated for proper management.