Mycobacterium chelonae complex bacteremia from a post-renal transplant patient: case report and literature review.
Jpn J Infect Dis
; 63(1): 61-4, 2010 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-20093766
In this report we present a case of a young lady with abdominal abscesses and septicemia caused by Mycobacterium chelonae complex. Identification of the organism and initiation of the appropriate antimicrobial therapy was delayed, resulting in significant morbidity and multiple hospital admissions. Gram staining of these organisms from blood culture can be easily overlooked or confused with either debris or diptheroids. We concluded that detection of Gram-positive rod colonies should prompt an acid-fast stain to distinguish diphtheroids from rapidly growing mycobacteria in immunosuppressed patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mycobacterium chelonae
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Bacteriemia
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Infecciones por Mycobacterium no Tuberculosas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Jpn J Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Arabia Saudita
Pais de publicación:
Japón