title: A case of prolonged urinary tract infection caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum.
abstract: A case of prolonged urinary tract infection caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum in a 56-year old female patient is reported. The infection, which was resistant to therapy with conventional antituberculous agents, responded well to a combination of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline.
authors.affiliation: Sixth Department of Medicine, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hochman
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Siegman-Igra
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Goor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cabili
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D004318:Doxycycline