Mycobacterium goodii is a rarely identified, fast-growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that can cause infections (primarily nosocomial infections) in both healthy and immunocompromised individuals.
Mycobacterium goodie
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Evidence includes catheter-associated bacteremia, infections of prosthetic joints, and pacemaker pockets ((Ammu A et al. 2022; Shelton A et al. 2019).
Its inherent resistance patterns make it a difficult organism to treat, and delays in identification can lead to poor outcomes.
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Case Report:
Reported was a case of M. goodii bacteremia with concomitant septic pulmonary embolism that developed in a 32-year-old woman with an obstructed central venous catheter (CVC). The CVC had been placed a year earlier for intermittent treatment with broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics administered to treat symptoms attributed to chronic Lyme disease (Shelton A et al 2019).
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- Ammu A et al (2022) Mycobacterium goodii central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 36: 68-69.
- Salas NM et al. (2017) Mycobacterium goodii: An Emerging Nosocomial Pathogen: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md) 25:62-65.
- Shelton A et al (2019) A case of Mycobacterium goodii infection related to an indwelling catheter placed for the treatment of chronic symptoms attributed to Lyme disease. Infect Dis Rep 11: 8108.