title: Mycobacterium heckeshornense infection in an immunocompetent patient and identification by 16S rRNA sequence analysis of culture material and a histopathology tissue specimen.
abstract: Mycobacterium heckeshornense is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We performed simultaneous 16S rRNA sequence analysis of a mycobacterium culture and a histopathology specimen to determine the relevance of M. heckeshornense infection in an immunocompetent patient initially presenting with pneumothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis Control, Municipal Health Service Rotterdam, P.O. Box 70032, 3000 LP Rotterdam, The Netherlands. vanhestr@ggd.rotterdam.nl
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Hest
authors.forename: Adri
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van der Zanden
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boeree
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dessens
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Westenend
authors.forename: Boulos
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maraha
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Uffelen
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schütte
authors.forename: Wiel
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Lange
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S