A case of catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by Mycobacterium phocaicum

Jacques Simkins; Joseph D. Rosenblatt

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.02.021

A case of catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by Mycobacterium phocaicum

Jacques Simkins, Joseph D. Rosenblatt

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Abstract

We present a patient with double hit Burkitt's like lymphoma who developed a catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Mycobacterium phocaicum that was identified by rpoB gene sequencing. His infection resolved with 7 weeks of antibiotics and port-a-cath removal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	103-105
Number of pages	3
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	76
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.02.021
State	Published - May 1 2013

Keywords

Catheter related bloodstream infection
Mycobacterium phocaicum
RpoB gene sequence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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