Mixed infection of three nontuberculous mycobacteria species identified by metagenomic next-generation sequencing in a patient with peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis: a rare case report and literature review

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BACKGROUND: Peritonitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is an infrequent but important complication in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). There has been no report of mixed infections with multiple NTM. Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis (PDAP) caused by Mycobacterium abscessus is more common than that caused by M. smegmatis and M. goodii. CASE PRESENTATION: This case concerns a...

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