Mycobacterium Mucogenicum Bacteremia and Nodular Soft Tissue Infection in a Person Who Uses Tap Water to Inject Drugs | Zendy

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Mycobacterium Mucogenicum Bacteremia and Nodular Soft Tissue Infection in a Person Who Uses Tap Water to Inject Drugs

Author(s) -

Carl Boodman,

Catherine Smith,

Ken von Kuster,

Philippe LagacéWiens,

Terence Wuerz

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa580

Subject(s) - bacteremia , medicine , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , bloodstream infection , pathology , antibiotics , biology , tuberculosis

The ongoing North American epidemic of intravenous opioid and methamphetamine use increases the occurrence of bacteremia from environmental organisms. In this study, we report a case of Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia and associated nodular soft tissue infection in a person who uses tap water to inject drugs.

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