Catheter‐related blood stream infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae in a child with myeloid leukemia associated with Down syndrome. Issue 2 (18th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fujikawa, Tomoko; Uemura, Suguru; Aoto, Yuya; Nambu, Yoshinori; Nagano, China; Nakatani, Naoko; Nino, Nanako; Yamamoto, Nobuyuki; Mori, Takeshi; Nishimura, Noriyuki; Iijima, Kazumoto
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 9:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 835
• Page End: 840
• Publication Date: 2020-12-18
• Subjects: catheter‐related blood stream infection -- central venous catheter -- mycobacterium chelonae -- rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria; Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3646
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

Abstract: Rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria should be considered if GPRs gram‐positive rods are detected in blood cultures 2‐3 days after the blood sample collection. Abstract : Rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria should be considered if GPRs gram‐positive rods are detected in blood cultures 2‐3 days after the blood sample collection.