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

N Beydoun; Z Wiley; N Rouphael

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01032

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

IDCases. 2020 Dec 19:23:e01032. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01032. eCollection 2021.

Authors

N Beydoun¹, Z Wiley², N Rouphael^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ The Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Decatur, GA, USA.

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).

Keywords: Bloodstream infection; Mycobacterium mucogenicum; Peripherally inserted central catheter; Rapidly growing mycobacterium.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

R38 AI140299/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States