[Diagnosis of Mycobacterium genavense infection by INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA Amplification v2].
BACKGROUND
Diagnosis of atypical mycobacterial infections can be facilitated by molecular biology techniques.


METHODS
Two severely immunodepressed patients were admitted for deterioration of their general health status. Bacteriological analysis of histopathologic fragments showed the presence of acid- and alcohol-resistant bacilli. INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA Amplification v2 made it possible to diagnose Mycobacterium genavense infection.


CONCLUSIONS
M. genavense is a slow-growing atypical mycobacterium. The molecular biology techniques used by INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA V2 permit its swift identification.
Trueba
François
F
Service de biologie clinique, Hôpital d'Instruction de Armées Percy, Clamart (92). f.trueba@wanadoo.fr
Saint-Blancard
Patrick
P
Fabre
Michel
M
Andriamanantena
Dana
D
Rault
Alain
A
Hervé
Vincent
V
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D011934:Reagent Strips