title: Mycobacterium phocaicum bacteremia: an emerging infection in pediatric hematology-oncology patients.
abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacteria may cause central venous catheter-associated bacteremia. Between March 2011 and October 2013, 6 cases of Mycobacterium phocaicum bacteremia were found in the pediatric hematology-oncology department. All patients recovered. No positive blood culture was documented after removal of the central venous catheter. All 4 patients with pulsed field gel electrophoresis had the same pattern, different from the water sample, suggesting a common water source.
authors.affiliation: From the *Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit; †Clinical Microbiology Laboratory; and ‡Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Yael
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shachor-Meyouhas
authors.forename: Yuval
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Geffen
authors.forename: Nira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arad-Cohen
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zaidman
authors.forename: Ayelet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben-Barak
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kassis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial