First Case of Mycobacterium longobardum Infection
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
;
: 356-359, 2013.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-178343
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium longobardum is a slow-growing, nontuberculous mycobacterium that was first characterized from the M. terrae complex in 2012. We report a case of M. longobardum induced chronic osteomyelitis. A 71-yr-old man presented with inflammation in the left elbow and he underwent a surgery under the suspicion of tuberculous osteomyelitis. The pathologic tissue culture grew M. longobardum which was identified by analysis of the 65-kDa heat shock protein and full-length 16S rRNA genes. The patient was cured with the medication of clarithromycin and ethambutol without further complications. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a M. longobardum infection worldwide.
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Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Bacterial Proteins
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Treatment Outcome
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Clarithromycin
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Chaperonin 60
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Elbow
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Ethambutol
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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