title: Unusual clinical presentation of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in an immunocompetent woman.
abstract: The Mycobacterium fortuitum group of rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria is an uncommon cause of renal infection, particularly in otherwise healthy hosts. We describe a case of nephritis due to M. fortuitum in an immunocompetent woman with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of renal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Departimento de Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche, Policlinico Universitario Monserrato, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saddi
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pautasso
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manzin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019907:Mycobacterium fortuitum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin