title: Fatal granulomatous meningoencephalitis associated to mycobacterium mucogenicum-like microorganism: a case report.
abstract: Mycobacterium mucogenicum is rarely associated to human infections. However, in the last year, a few reports of sepsis and fatal cases of central nervous systems have been documented. Here we report a fatal case of granulomatous meningoencephalitis of three weeks of evolution where DNA from a M. mucogenicum-like microorganism was identified postmortem in samples of brain tissue.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Comparative Medicine, Caribbean Primate Research Center, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR. csariol@rcm.upr.edu
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sariol
authors.forename: Yussef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Galib
authors.forename: Petraleigh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pantoja
authors.forename: Lillian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colón
authors.forename: Anarda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Lee Marie
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Tormos
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Luciano
authors.forename: Janis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Martínez
authors.forename: Edmundo N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Kraiselburd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections