Mycobacterium thermoresistibile infection in an immunocompromised host.
This is the second report of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile as the etiological agent of a pulmonary granuloma and the first occurrence of this organism in a patient who has not been outside the continental United States. The organism is susceptible to rifampin, ethambutol, and streptomycin but resistant to isoniazid and p-aminosalicylic acid.
D006099:Granuloma / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000276:immunology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*