title: Mycobacterium aurum bacteremia in an immunocompromised child.
abstract: Mycobacterium aurum was cultured from the Broviac catheter of a 5-year-old child with metastatic Wilms tumor. Removal of the catheter resulted in prompt resolution of the fever and sterilization of the blood culture. This rapidly growing mycobacterium, previously believed to be a commensal, can cause disease in the immunocompromised host.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.
authors.forename: Katalin I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Koranyi
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ranalli
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents