Pulmonary Infection Caused by Mycobacterium neoaurum: The First Case in Korea.
10.3343/alm.2014.34.3.243
- Author:
Chang Ki KIM
1
;
Soo In CHOI
;
Byung Ryul JEON
;
Yong Wha LEE
;
You Kyoung LEE
;
Hee Bong SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Osong, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Nontuberculous mycobacteria;
Mycobacterium neoaurum;
16S rRNA;
sequencing
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Lung Diseases/*diagnosis/microbiology;
Mycobacterium/genetics/*isolation & purification;
Mycobacterium Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology;
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/genetics/isolation & purification;
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics;
Republic of Korea;
Sequence Analysis, RNA
- From:Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2014;34(3):243-246
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Mycobacterium neoaurum is rapidly growing mycobacteria that can cause human infections. It commonly causes bloodstream infections in immunocompromised hosts, and unlike other mycobacteria species, it rarely causes pulmonary infections. We confirmed the first pulmonary infection case in Korea caused by M. neoaurum using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
