title: A catheter-related bloodstream infection with Mycobacterium frederiksbergense in an immunocompromised child.
abstract: We report a case of a catheter-related bloodstream infection with Mycobacterium frederiksbergense in an immunocompromised child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nontuberculous mycobacteria have been implicated in central venous catheter infections in immunosuppressed individuals, however, to our knowledge this is the first reported case of invasive infection with this organism.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; †Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; and ‡Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Erin A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Senozan
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Giamanco
authors.forename: Anne B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Warwick
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Eberly
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications