post cesarean surgical site infection with mycobacterium abscessus sp. massiliense

Objective: surgical site infections (ssis) owing to nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) have emerged as an important cause of hospital-acquired ssi leading to great morbidity and mortality. among ntm, mycobacterium abscessus is reported in these sites. epidemiology and transmission of m. abscessus in humans is noticing crux changes.case report: we hereby describe a case of ssi after lower segment cesarean section (lscs), presenting as a skin and soft tissue infection (ssti) owing to a ntm.conclusion: clinicians should be aware of the possibility of infections caused by m. abscessus in patients who develop ssis, particularly if they do not respond to conventional first-line antimicrobial therapy.