title: Catheter-associated bacteremia by Mycobacterium senegalense in Korea.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rapidly growing mycobacteria is recognized as one of the causative agents of catheter-related infections, especially in immunocompromised hosts. To date, however, Mycobacterium senegalense, which was known as the principal pathogen of bovine farcy, has not been reported in human infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the first case of human infection by M. senegalense, which has caused catheter-related bloodstream infection in a cancer patient in Korea. The microorganism was identified by the 16S rRNA gene, rpoB, and 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence analyses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our first report of catheter-associated bacteremia caused by M. senegalense suggests the zoonotic nature of this species and indicates the expansion of mycobacterial species relating to human infection. M. senegalense should be considered as one of the causes of human infections in the clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wsoh@smc.samsung.co.kr
authors.forename: Won Sup
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Kwan Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Jae-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Mi Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong Yeol
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Sang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taek
authors.forename: Ki Tae
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Jang-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyong Ran
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Nam Yong
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S