Abstract |
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.
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Authors | Carl Boodman, Catherine Smith, Ken von Kuster, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Terence Wuerz |
Journal | Open forum infectious diseases
(Open Forum Infect Dis)
Vol. 8
Issue 1
Pg. ofaa580
(Jan 2021)
ISSN: 2328-8957 [Print] United States |
PMID | 33447641
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. |