Catheter‐related blood stream infection caused by Mycobacterium chelonae in a child with myeloid leukemia associated with Down syndrome

Abstract

Abstract Rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria should be considered if GPRs gram‐positive rods are detected in blood cultures 2‐3 days after the blood sample collection.

Keywords

• catheter‐related blood stream infection
• central venous catheter
• mycobacterium chelonae
• rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria