Annals of Laboratory Medicine  2012;32(1):87-90

doi:10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.87

Chronic Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycobacterium monacense Infection: The First Case from Iran.

Hasan SHOJAEI 1 ; Abodolrazagh HASHEMI ; Parvin HEIDARIEH ; Nafiseh HOSSEINI ; Abass DAEI NASER

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Keywords

Mycobacterium; hsp65; 16S rDNA; rpoB gene; Ribosomal spacer

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

We herein report a case in which the recently characterized species Mycobacterium monacense was isolated from the sputum of an Iranian patient. This case represents the first isolation of M. monacense from Iran. The isolate was identified by conventional and molecular techniques. Our findings show that M. monacense infection is not restricted to developed countries.