Open AccessCatheter‐related blood stream infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae in a child with myeloid leukemia associated with Down syndrome
Author(s) -
Fujikawa Tomoko,
Uemura Suguru,
Aoto Yuya,
Nambu Yoshinori,
Nagano China,
Nakatani Naoko,
Nino Nanako,
Yamamoto Nobuyuki,
Mori Takeshi,
Nishimura Noriyuki,
Iijima Kazumoto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3646
Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium chelonae , blood stream , nontuberculous mycobacteria , myeloid leukemia , blood culture , catheter , mycobacterium avium complex , mycobacterium , pathology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , tuberculosis , antibiotics , biology
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.