Mycobacterium neoaurum Bacteremia in a Hemodialysis Patient

Bacteremia due to Mycobacterium neoaurum, a rapidly growing mycobacterium, is described in a diabetic woman on hemodialysis. This is the first reported case of M neoaurum bacteremia in Canada. The organism initially grew on standard BacT/Alert SA aerobic blood cultures, and was subsequently positive...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marissa L Becker, Amar A Suchak, Joyce N Wolfe, Ryan Zarychanski, Amin Kabani, Lindsay E Nicolle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/840103