Awadh Hesham, Mansour Munthir, Shorman Mahmoud
Department of Internal Medicine, MUSOM, Huntington, WV, USA.
Department of Infectious Diseases, MUSOM, Huntington, WV, USA.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2016;2016:5167874. doi: 10.1155/2016/5167874. Epub 2016 Oct 11.
is an infrequently encountered cause of infection in humans. It is a member of the rapidly growing mycobacteria family. It predominately afflicts those with a compromised immune status and a chronically indwelling vascular access. Isolation of this organism is challenging yet the advent of 16s ribosomal sequencing paved the way for more sensitive detection. No treatment guidelines are available and treatment largely depends on the experience of the treating physician and nature of the isolate. We report a case of bacteremia in an immune competent host, with a chronically placed peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line).
它是人类感染中一种罕见的病因。它是快速生长分枝杆菌家族的一员。它主要折磨免疫功能受损和长期留置血管通路的人群。分离这种微生物具有挑战性，但16s核糖体测序的出现为更灵敏的检测铺平了道路。目前尚无治疗指南，治疗很大程度上取决于治疗医生的经验和分离株的性质。我们报告一例免疫功能正常的宿主发生菌血症的病例，该宿主长期留置外周静脉穿刺中心静脉导管（PICC导管）。
