Mycobacterium thermoresistible recovered from a cutaneous lesion in an otherwise healthy individual.
This is the first report of coinfection by Mycobacterium thermoresistible and Mycobacterium fortuitum and only the fifth case of human infection by M. thermoresistible reported in the world literature.
Cummings
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Department of Pathology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, USA. GeorgePathman@aol.com
Natarajan
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Dewitt
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Gardner
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Garces
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D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*