Mycobacterium Mucogenicum Bacteremia and Nodular Soft Tissue Infection in a Person Who Uses Tap Water to Inject Drugs

Carl Boodman; Catherine Smith; Ken von Kuster; Philippe Lagacé-Wiens; Terence Wuerz

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa580

Mycobacterium Mucogenicum Bacteremia and Nodular Soft Tissue Infection in a Person Who Uses Tap Water to Inject Drugs

Carl Boodman, Catherine Smith, Ken von Kuster, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Terence Wuerz

Institute of Tropical Medicine

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The ongoing North American epidemic of intravenous opioid and methamphetamine use increases the occurrence of bacteremia from environmental organisms. In this study, we report a case of Mycobacterium mucogenicum bacteremia and associated nodular soft tissue infection in a person who uses tap water to inject drugs.

Original language	English
Journal	Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume	8
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	ofaa580
ISSN	2328-8957
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa580
Publication status	Published - Jan-2021

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