Fatal Mycobacterium abscessus endocarditis misidentified as Corynebacterium spp.

被引：17

作者：

Williamson, John C. ^{[1
]}

Miano, Todd A. ^{[2
]}

Morgan, Michael R. ^{[3
]}

Palavecino, Elizabeth L. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Wake Forest Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Pharm, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA

[2] Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Pharm, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[3] Forsyth Med Ctr, Winston Salem, NC USA

[4] Wake Forest Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Pathol, Winston Salem, NC USA

来源：

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2010年 / 42卷 / 03期

关键词：

RAPIDLY GROWING MYCOBACTERIA;

D O I：

10.3109/00365540903384158

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

The microbiological similarities of rapidly growing mycobacteria and corynebacteria impose potential for misidentification in the laboratory. This report describes a fatal case of infectious endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus, initially identified and treated as Corynebacterium spp. Acid-fast staining should be performed routinely when multiple blood cultures grow Corynebacterium spp.

引用

页码：222 / 224

页数：3

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