title: Mycobacterium fortuitum empyema associated with an indwelling pleural catheter: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) that is an uncommon cause of healthcare-associated infections. The most common infections caused by M. fortuitum include skin, soft tissue, and catheter-related infections. Although occasionally cultured from sputum samples, M. fortuitum is a rare cause of pulmonary disease. We report a case of M. fortuitum empyema associated with an infected pleural catheter and review M. fortuitum pulmonary infections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: pblair6@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moshgriz
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010994:Pleura / Q000382:microbiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Catheter-associated infections; Nontuberculous mycobacterial; Rapidly growing mycobacteria