title: Mycobacterium heckeshornense tenosynovitis.
abstract: We describe the first case of tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium heckeshornense, a mycobacterium characterized in 2000 and only incriminated in a few previous cases of infections. Molecular identification of this pathogen included 16S rRNA and hsp65 gene sequencing. M. heckeshornense may cause a wide spectrum of human infectious diseases and may be underestimated due to its phenotypic relatedness with Mycobacterium xenopi.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France. godreuil@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godreuil
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marchandin
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Terru
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Le Moing
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chammas
authors.forename: Veronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jumas-Bilak
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van De Perre
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carriere
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000382:microbiology*