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Mycobacterium abscessus bloodstream infection: Unexpected catheter tunnel infection localized by PET/CT
Author(s) -
Xie Ouli,
Khan Sadid,
Globan Maria,
Lea Kerrie,
Bajel Ashish,
Slavin Monica
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13147
Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium abscessus , positron emission tomography , catheter , population , bloodstream infection , radiology , mycobacterium , pathology , intensive care medicine , tuberculosis , environmental health
Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging cause of invasive infection in the immunosuppressed population. We report a case of M. abscessus bloodstream and catheter tunnel infection localized by positron emission tomography/computer tomography (PET/CT) in an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient. This case highlights the difficulties in treating invasive M. abscessus infection and the potential role of PET/CT in localizing infection and guiding therapy in this population.