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
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bacteremia / complications*
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Bacteremia / diagnosis*
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Bacteremia / pathology
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Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis*
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Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
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Catheter-Related Infections / pathology
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Cluster Analysis
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Female
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Genotype
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Humans
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Minisatellite Repeats
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Mycobacterium / classification
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Mycobacterium / genetics
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Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
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Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
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Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology
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Mycobacterium Infections / pathology
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Sacroiliitis / diagnosis*
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Sacroiliitis / microbiology
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Sacroiliitis / pathology