Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review

Rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) bloodstream infections (BSI) have been described in the literature mostly in immunocompromised patients such as those with malignancies. Here, we describe a case of a RGM, Mycobacterium mucogenicum, bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent host who was receivin...

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Autores principales: Beydoun, N., Wiley, Z., Rouphael, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7770553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01032
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description Rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) bloodstream infections (BSI) have been described in the literature mostly in immunocompromised patients such as those with malignancies. Here, we describe a case of a RGM, Mycobacterium mucogenicum, bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent host who was receiving antibiotics via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).
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spelling pubmed-77705532020-12-30 Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review Beydoun, N. Wiley, Z. Rouphael, N. IDCases Case Report Rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) bloodstream infections (BSI) have been described in the literature mostly in immunocompromised patients such as those with malignancies. Here, we describe a case of a RGM, Mycobacterium mucogenicum, bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent host who was receiving antibiotics via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Elsevier 2020-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7770553/ /pubmed/33384930 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01032 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review
title Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review
title_full Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review
title_fullStr Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review
title_full_unstemmed Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review
title_short Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: A case report and concise review
title_sort mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia in an immunocompetent host: a case report and concise review
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7770553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01032
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