First report of Mycobacterium nebraskense as a cause of human infection

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• 作者：Peter C. Iwen ; Stefano R. Tarantolo ; Amr M. Mohamed ; Steven H. Hinrichs
• 关键词：Atypical Mycobacterium ; Mycobacterium ; Nebraskense ; Nontuberculous Mycobacterium ; Infection
• 刊名：Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：December 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：56
• 期：4
• 页码：451-453
• 全文大小：110 K

文摘

Newly described nontuberculous Mycobacterium species have emerged as causes of opportunistic infection in compromised patients. This report describes the first case of Mycobacterium nebraskense isolated from a patient with a history of emphysema and details the need for adequate diagnostic capabilities to manage patients with infections caused by slow-growing pathogens.