Mycobacterium fortuitum misidentified as Corynebacterium jeikeium in catheter-related bloodstream infection.

Romero-Gómez, Maria Pilar

Mycobacterium fortuitum misidentified as Corynebacterium jeikeium in catheter-related bloodstream infection. [electronic resource] - American journal of infection control Oct 2011 - 702-703 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Letter

1527-3296

10.1016/j.ajic.2011.01.005 doi


Adult
Bacteremia--diagnosis
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Catheter-Related Infections--diagnosis
Corynebacterium--classification
Corynebacterium Infections--diagnosis
Diagnostic Errors
Female
Humans
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous--diagnosis
Mycobacterium fortuitum--classification
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S--genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA