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DisseminatedMycobacterium interjectumInfection with Bacteremia, Hepatic and Pulmonary Involvement Associated with a Long-Term Catheter Infection

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: We present a 49-year-old female with one year of intermittent fevers, chills, night sweats, and significant weight loss. Liver and lung biopsy showed evidence of a granulomatous process. Blood and liver biopsy cultures yielded growth of presumedMycobacterium interjectum, thought to be related to a disseminated long-term central venous catheter infection. She successfully received one year of combined antimicrobial therapy after catheter removal without recurrence of disease.M. interjectumhas been previously described as a cause of lymphadenitis in healthy children and associated with pulmonary disease in adults, although other localized infections have been reported. This is the first case described of a disseminatedM. interjectuminfection with bacteremia, hepatic and pulmonary involvement associated with a long-term catheter infection.

Source: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1155/2017/6958204

Authors: David Sotello, D. Jane Hata, Mohammed Reza, Raj Satyanarayana, Vichaya Arunthari, Wendelyn Bosch

Institutions: Mayo Clinic in Florida, Mayo Clinic

Language: English

Topic: Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $790