title: A case of catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by Mycobacterium phocaicum.
abstract: We present a patient with double hit Burkitt's like lymphoma who developed a catheter-related bloodstream infection due to Mycobacterium phocaicum that was identified by rpoB gene sequencing. His infection resolved with 7 weeks of antibiotics and port-a-cath removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Mia mi Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. jsimkins@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simkins
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents