Postsurgical Wound Infection Caused by Mycobacterium conceptionense Identified by Sequencing of 16S rRNA, hsp65, and rpoB Genes in an Immunocompetent Patient.
- Author:
Ja Young LEE
1
;
Si Hyun KIM
;
Jeong Hwan SHIN
;
Hyun Kyung LEE
;
Young Min LEE
;
Sae Am SONG
;
Il Kwon BAE
;
Chang Ki KIM
;
Kyung Ran JUN
;
Hye Ran KIM
;
Jeong Nyeo LEE
;
Chulhun L CHANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Gene sequencing; Mycobacterium conceptionense; Wound infection
- MeSH: Humans; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Mycobacterium*; Wound Infection*; Wounds and Injuries*
- From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology 2014;17(1):23-27
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Rapidly growing mycobacteria are ubiquitous in the environment and are increasingly being recognized as opportunistic pathogens. Recently, a new species, Mycobacteium conceptionense, has been validated from the Mycobacterium fortuitum third biovariant complex by molecular analysis. However, there are few reports, and postsurgical wound infection by this species is rare. We report a case of postsurgical wound infection caused by M. conceptionense in an immunocompetent patient that was identified by a sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA, hps65, and rpoB genes.
