Misidentification of Mycobacterium peregrinum, the causal organism of a case of bacteremia and automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator-associated infection, due to its unusual acid-fast staining characteristics |
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| Authors: | Short William R Emery Christopher Bhandary Mallika O'Donnell Judith A |
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| Affiliation: | Division of HIV Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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| Abstract: | We report an unusual case of Mycobacterium peregrinum bacteremia and infection of an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator that was originally misidentified as a Nocardia sp. due, in part, to its partially acid-fast staining characteristic, morphology, and odor. The misdiagnosis had a direct effect on patient care, though the patient was subsequently successfully treated. |
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