First report of Mycobacterium nebraskense as a cause of human infection.
Newly described nontuberculous Mycobacterium species have emerged as causes of opportunistic infection in compromised patients. This report describes the first case of Mycobacterium nebraskense isolated from a patient with a history of emphysema and details the need for adequate diagnostic capabilities to manage patients with infections caused by slow-growing pathogens.
Iwen
Peter C
PC
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6495, USA. piwen@unmc.edu
Tarantolo
Stefano R
SR
Mohamed
Amr M
AM
Hinrichs
Steven H
SH
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors