PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wei Li Adeline Koay
AU  - Lemuel Aigbivbalu
AU  - Janak Patel
TI  - A neonate born with <em>Mycobacterium cosmeticum</em> bacteraemia
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2015-213452
DP  - 2015 Dec 23
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr2015213452
VI  - 2015
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-213452.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-213452.full
AB  - Mycobacterium cosmeticum is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that was recently identified. However, its role in human infection has not been well described. We present a case of an extremely premature neonate born with bacteraemia due to M. cosmeticum that resolved without sequelae. The infection likely occurred during a prolonged intrauterine transfusion procedure.