title: Mycobacterium llatzerense lung infection in a liver transplant recipient: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Nontuberculous mycobacteria are increasingly encountered pathogens in organ transplant recipients. We report the first case of human disease attributed to Mycobacterium llatzerense that occurred in a liver transplant recipient in the midwestern United States who developed pneumonia and describe the treatment of this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. johnosol12@ccf.org
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iseman
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Arrossi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Winans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012196:Review Literature as Topic
keywords: Liver transplantation; mycobacteria; pneumonia