Becker Marissa L, Suchak Amar A, Wolfe Joyce N, Zarychanski Ryan, Kabani Amin, Nicolle Lindsay E
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Can J Infect Dis. 2003 Jan;14(1):45-8. doi: 10.1155/2003/840103.
Bacteremia due to Mycobacterium neoaurum, a rapidly growing mycobacterium, is described in a diabetic woman on hemodialysis. This is the first reported case of M neoaurum bacteremia in Canada. The organism initially grew on standard BacT/Alert SA aerobic blood cultures, and was subsequently positively identified using 16S rRNA sequence analysis. The present case serves to reinforce the need for a high index of clinical suspicion of infections caused by unusual microorganisms in the context of an immunocompromised host.
一名接受血液透析的糖尿病女性患者出现了由快速生长分枝杆菌——新金色分枝杆菌引起的菌血症。这是加拿大首例报告的新金色分枝杆菌菌血症病例。该菌最初在标准的BacT/Alert SA需氧血培养中生长，随后通过16S rRNA序列分析得到阳性鉴定。本病例进一步强调，在免疫功能低下的宿主中，对于由不常见微生物引起的感染需要保持高度的临床怀疑。
