Case Report
Catheter-Related Bacteremia Due to Mycobacterium smegmatis
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Rapidly growing mycobacteria have occasionally been reported to cause catheterrelated infections. We report a case of a central venous catheter-related bacteremia, caused by Mycobacterium smegmatis, in a patient with cancer. Cultures of the catheter tip and blood cultures grew M smegmatis and Enterococcus faecalis. The patient responded to catheter removal and a 3-month course of antibiotics (doxycycline and ciprofloxacin). Based on our experience and the reported experience with other rapidly growing mycobacteria, M smegmatis catheterrelated bacteremia should be treated with catheter removal and a course of appropriate antibiotics, based on in vitro susceptibility testingThis content is limited to qualifying members.
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