Mycobacterium malmoense in Italy.
A case of mycobacterial lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium malmoense was recently diagnosed in a 5-year-old girl. The organism was isolated from pus and tissue fragments obtained by surgical excision of the affected nodes. This is the first documented case of human infection due to this organism in Italy.
Piersimoni
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, General Hospital Umberto I.-Torrete, Ancona, Italy.
Felici
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Penati
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Lacchini
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*