title: A case of Mycobacterium sherrisii pneumonia diagnosed by PCR/ESI-MS method.
abstract: Mycobacterium sherrisii is an acid fast organism that is recently validated as a novel species. It is recognized to cause severe disease in immunosuppressed individuals especially in patients with HIV. We describe a case M. sherrisii pneumonia which was diagnosed using PCR coupled with electrospray ionization mass-spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Room 11-11, 11/F, Block M, 30 Gascoigne Road, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: laikcc@yahoo.com.hk.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Man-Po
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C074119:heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium
keywords: HIV; Mass-spectrometry; Mycobacterium; Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria; PCR/ESI-MS; PLEX-ID