title: First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
abstract: A case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in Uruguay is described. This is the first case reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, showing that this species is a worldwide opportunistic human pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP), Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coitinho
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greif
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Ingen
authors.affiliation: Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP), Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laserra
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay; Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robello
authors.affiliation: Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP), Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivas
keywords: Epidemiology; Mycobacterium heckeshornense; infection; mycobacterium; pulmonary