title: Management of rapidly growing mycobacterial bacteremia in cancer patients.
abstract: Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are environmental organisms capable of causing a wide spectrum of diseases. We identified 116 cancer patients with RGM. Mycobacterium mucogenicum was the leading cause of disease. Removal of the catheter correlated with significant decrease in the bacteremia relapse rate (P = .007). A median duration of 4 weeks of therapy produced a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El Helou
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hachem
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Zakhem
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chaftari
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tarrand
authors.forename: Issam I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Raad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents