Rapidly growing mycobacteria have occasionally been reported to cause catheter-related infections. We report a case of a central venous catheter- related bacteremia, caused by Mycobacterium smegmatis, in a patient with cancer. Cultures of the catheter tip and blood cultures grew M smegmatis and Enterococcus faecalis. The patient responded to catheter removal and a 3- month course of antibiotics (doxycycline and ciprofloxacin). Based on our experience and the reported experience with other rapidly growing mycobacteria, M smegmatis catheter-related bacteremia should be treated with catheter removal and a course of appropriate antibiotics, based on in vitro susceptibility testing.
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Skiest, D. J., & Levi, M. E. (1998). Catheter-related bacteremia due to Mycobacterium smegmatis. Southern Medical Journal, 91(1), 36–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199801000-00007
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