What additional treatment strategies would you recommend for a patient with a Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium abscessus infection following bilateral prophylactic mastectomies and implant insertion, who has undergone multiple surgeries and an extended course of IV antibiotics selected based on sensitivities?

I assume the implants have been removed. I have had no success trying to treat with retention of the implants (because the patients all want a trial of antibiotics first at the suggestion of the surgeon). If the implants are out, all you can do is continue long courses of antibiotics based on sensit...

I am a little confused. I too assume that the implants have been removed and surgical debridement has been performed. I still have a couple of questions.

1. Is the patient's infection caused by a single NTM the M. chelonae-abscessus group?
2. Is the isolate or isolates clari-resistant?
3. What are the signs ...