"Mycobacterium canettii" isolated from a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient: first case recognized in the United States.
We report the first case of tuberculosis caused by "Mycobacterium canettii" recognized in the United States. The pathogen was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee.
Somoskovi
Akos
A
International Laboratory Branch, Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Dormandy
Jillian
J
Mayrer
Andrew R
AR
Carter
Martin
M
Hooper
Nancy
N
Salfinger
Max
M
D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012036:Refugees; D013397:Sudan; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States