Long-term home parenteral nutrition is associated with increased risk of line infection and subsequent sepsis. Line
infections involving rapidly growing mycobacteria are almost exclusively found in immunocompromised patients. The
authors report a case of opportunistic line-sepsis caused by Mycobacterium mucogenicum in a home parenteral
nutritional patient with overt immunocompromise. Following a prolonged clinical course and molecular sequencing
this infection was eventually diagnosed. The importance of awareness of rapidly growing mycobacteria as a
causative agent of line infection in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients, the need for
immediate removal of the line in such diagnosed infections, and the use of molecular techniques to identify atypical
pathogens are emphasised. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 7(2): 93-97 Parenteral, Nutrition, Central Line, Mycobacterium, Sepsis, Infection
Parenteral Nutrition Central Line Mycobacterium Sepsis Infection
Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
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Bölüm | Olgu Sunumu |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Haziran 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 |