Soft tissue infection caused by a novel pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacterium species.
Molecular techniques are playing an important role in the diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. This case report describes a chronic soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent patient caused by a previously undescribed pigmented, rapidly growing Mycobacterium species, emphasizing the importance of clinical suspicion and effective laboratory techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of infection.
Turenne
Christine Y
CY
National Reference Centre for Mycobacteriology, National Microbiology Laboratory, Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. cturenne@hc-sc.gc.ca
Suchak
Amar A
AA
Wolfe
Joyce N
JN
Kabani
Amin
A
Nicolle
Lindsay E
LE
D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000378:metabolism*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S