title: First case report of catheter-related bacteremia due to "Mycobacterium lacticola".
abstract: This is the first report of infection caused by "Mycobacterium lacticola," a rapidly growing, scotochromogenic mycobacterium that was isolated from the blood of an immunosuppressed child. The organism was identified by sequence analysis of >1,400 bp of the 16S rRNA gene. The clinical relevance of this isolate, coupled with its unique 16S rRNA gene sequence, should prompt further investigation to establish this organism as a valid mycobacterial species.
authors.affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Pathology, 750 East Adams St., Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. kiskad@upstate.edu
authors.forename: Deanna L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kiska
authors.forename: Christine Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Turenne
authors.forename: A Stephen
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dubansky
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Domachowske
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S