title: Urinary Mycobacterium fortuitum infection.
abstract: Mycobacterium fortuitum, a common saprophyte usually found in water and soil, can also be isolated from sputum and gastric secretions of healthy carriers. Under certain conditions, significant clinical infections due to M. fortuitum do occur. Urinary tract infections are rarely caused by atypical mycobacteria. This report describes a urinary tract infection caused by M. fortuitum in a 73-year-old patient treated with corticosteroids for bronchial asthma, who was successfully treated with ofloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oren
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hass
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D015242:Ofloxacin