TB Research

Pulmonary Infection Associated with Mycobacterium canariasense in Suspected Tuberculosis Patient, Iran

Sakhaee F, Vaziri F, Bahramali G, Taremian K, Siadat SD, Fateh A

Emerging infectious diseases · 2019-10

Abstract

Mycobacterium canariasense had only been isolated in humans from blood and contaminated catheters. We report a case of pulmonary disease associated with M. canariasense infection that was identified by multilocus sequence analysis; the illness was initially ascribed to M. tuberculosis. M. canariasense should be considered a cause of respiratory infection.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mycobacteriaceae
  • Mycobacterium Infections
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
  • Lung Diseases
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Phylogeny
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Aged
  • Iran
  • Female
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing