Pulmonary Infection Caused by Mycobacterium neoaurum: The First Case in Korea
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
; : 243-246, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-163726
Responsible library:
WPRO
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.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Tuberculosis
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Sequence Analysis, RNA
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Republic of Korea
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Lung Diseases
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Mycobacterium
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Mycobacterium Infections
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article