A Case Report of Tsukamurella pulmonis Infection Misidentified as Atypical Mycobacteria / 대한임상미생물학회지
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
;
: 93-97, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-20587
ABSTRACT
We report a case of catheter-related bacteremia due to Tsukamurella pulmonis. T. pulmonis is a rare cause of opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed patients and in cases of indwelling foreign materials. This infection was nearly impossible to identify using conventional phenotyping methods because of its similarities to the related genera Nocardia, Rhodococcus, Gordonia, Streptomyces, Corynebacterium, and Mycobacterium. This organism was initially misidentified as Mycobacterium aubagnense through PCR-RFLP analysis. We correctly identified this organism using 16S rRNA sequencing combined with phenotyping tests.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Streptomyces
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Opportunistic Infections
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Rhodococcus
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Bacteremia
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Corynebacterium
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Catheters
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Korea
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Mycobacterium
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Nocardia
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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