title: Chronic pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium monacense infection: the first case from Iran.
abstract: We herein report a case in which the recently characterized species Mycobacterium monacense was isolated from the sputum of an Iranian patient. This case represents the first isolation of M. monacense from Iran. The isolate was identified by conventional and molecular techniques. Our findings show that M. monacense infection is not restricted to developed countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. hasanshojaei@msn.com
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shojaei
authors.forename: Abodolrazagh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashemi
authors.forename: Parvin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Heidarieh
authors.forename: Nafiseh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Abass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daei Naser
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C074119:heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium