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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-105 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Catheter related bloodstream infection
- Mycobacterium phocaicum
- RpoB gene sequence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases