Sacroiliitis secondary to catheter-related bacteremia due to Mycobacterium abscessus (sensu stricto)

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2014 Jan 30:13:9. doi: 10.1186/1476-0711-13-9.

Abstract

We describe a case of sacroiliitis secondary to catheter-related bacteremia due to Mycobacterium abscessus (sensu stricto). This case confirms that MultiLocus sequence typing and variable-number tandem-repeat methods are very robust techniques to identify the pathogen species and to validate molecular epidemiological links among complex M. abscessus isolates.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacteremia / complications*
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / pathology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / pathology
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Minisatellite Repeats
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Mycobacterium / classification
  • Mycobacterium / genetics
  • Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology
  • Mycobacterium Infections / pathology
  • Sacroiliitis / diagnosis*
  • Sacroiliitis / microbiology
  • Sacroiliitis / pathology