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

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: N. Beydoun, Emory University School of Medicine; Zanthia Wiley, Emory University; Nadine Rouphael, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-01-01
• Publisher: ELSEVIER
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 The Authors.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01032
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: IDCases
• Volume: 23
• Start Page: e01032
• End Page: e01032
• Grant/Funding Information: NB is supported by the Stimulating Access to Research in Residency of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R38AI140299. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.; The present study had no sources of funding or sponsorships. It was carried out with own resources of the authors.
• Keywords: Bloodstream infection; Rapidly growing mycobacterium; Peripherally inserted central catheter; Mycobacterium mucogenicum
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Immunology; Biology, Cell

Abstract

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).