Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3347293 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Mycobacterium wolinskyi is an uncommonly encountered rapidly growing mycobacterium. To date, only 12 clinical cases have been reported in the literature. In this report, we describe 5 additional cases of M. wolinskyi infection seen at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, since 2009. The clinical manifestations were sternal wound infections (n = 2), a surgical site wound infection, a cardiac-device pocket site infection, and a vascular graft infection with bacteremia. The infections occurred in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients, including a lung transplant recipient. Treatment of M. wolinskyi infections required a prolonged course of combination antimicrobial treatment and surgical debridement.
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Authors
Ella J. Ariza-Heredia, Ala S. Dababneh, Mark P. Wilhelm, Nancy L. Wengenack, Raymund R. Razonable, John W. Wilson,