title: Pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium neoaurum: the first case in Korea.
abstract: Mycobacterium neoaurum is rapidly growing mycobacteria that can cause human infections. It commonly causes bloodstream infections in immunocompromised hosts, and unlike other mycobacteria species, it rarely causes pulmonary infections. We confirmed the first pulmonary infection case in Korea caused by M. neoaurum using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Osong, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Ki
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Ryul
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Wha
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: You Kyoung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Bong
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: 16S rRNA; Mycobacterium neoaurum; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; sequencing