title: Pulmonary cavitary Mycobacterium kyorinense (M. kyorinense) infection in an Australian woman.
abstract: We describe a patient with pulmonary cavitary pneumonia from whom we serially isolated Mycobacterium kyorinense, an organism not previously reported in Australia, or associated with cavitary disease. We discuss the clinical presentation, the isolation of the organism on several specimens and initial management. M. kyorinense is a recently characterized species, which has previously only been described in Japan and Brazil [1].
authors.affiliation: Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Western Health, Australia.
authors.forename: Sanjeevan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muruganandan
authors.affiliation: Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Western Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Lata
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Dorevitch Pathology, Western Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: Jenny Siaw Jin
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases, Western Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guy
keywords: M. kyorinense; Mycobacterium kyorinense; Non-tuberculous mycobacterium; Pulmonary cavitation; Pulmonary infection