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Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient

Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn.


Abstract
Long-term home parenteral nutrition is associated with increased risk of line infection and subsequent sepsis. Line infections involving rapidly growing mycobacteria are almost exclusively found in immunocompromised patients. The authors report a case of opportunistic line-sepsis caused by Mycobacterium mucogenicum in a home parenteral nutritional patient with overt immunocompromise. Following a prolonged clinical course and molecular sequencing this infection was eventually diagnosed. The importance of awareness of rapidly growing mycobacteria as a causative agent of line infection in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients, the need for immediate removal of the line in such diagnosed infections, and the use of molecular techniques to identify atypical pathogens are emphasised. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 7(2): 93-97

Key words: Parenteral, Nutrition, Central Line, Mycobacterium, Sepsis, Infection


 
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Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn. Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017; 7(2): 93-97 . doi:10.5799/jmid.328792


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Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn. Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657236 [Access: November 22, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.328792


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Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn. Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017; 7(2): 93-97 . doi:10.5799/jmid.328792



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn. Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2017), [cited November 22, 2024]; 7(2): 93-97 . doi:10.5799/jmid.328792



Harvard Style

Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn (2017) Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 7 (2), 93-97 . doi:10.5799/jmid.328792



Turabian Style

Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn. 2017. Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 7 (2), 93-97 . doi:10.5799/jmid.328792



Chicago Style

Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn. "Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 7 (2017), 93-97 . doi:10.5799/jmid.328792



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn. "Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 7.2 (2017), 93-97 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.328792



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Ashley Iain Simpson, William Alazawi, Simon Warwick, Elizabeth Sheridan, Michael Glynn (2017) Mycobacterium mucogenicum causing central line-related sepsis in a home parenteral nutrition patient. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 7 (2), 93-97 . doi:10.5799/jmid.328792