title: [Diagnosis of Mycobacterium genavense infection by INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA Amplification v2].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de biologie clinique, Hôpital d'Instruction de Armées Percy, Clamart (92). f.trueba@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trueba
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saint-Blancard
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Andriamanantena
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rault
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hervé
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips