title: Two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium africanum: a casual or causal association.
abstract: The sternal localization of bone and joint tuberculosis (TB) is rare, has an insidious clinical presentation, and usually affects young adults living in endemic areas. Mycobacterium africanum causes a relevant proportion of human TB in West Africa and in migrants from endemic countries. Here, we report two cases of sternal osteomyelitis due to M. africanum in migrants.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mencarini
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Veloci
authors.affiliation: Tuscany Regional Reference Centre for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Tullia
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carocci
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meli
authors.affiliation: Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tortoli
authors.affiliation: Tuscany Regional Reference Centre for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Gian Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rossolini
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoloni
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: bartalesif@aou-careggi.toscana.it.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bartalesi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bone; Migrant; Tuberculosis; West Africa