Mycobacterium senegalense Infection in Kidney Transplant Patient with Diabetes, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Abstract

Fewer than 30 cases of Mycobacterium senegalense infection have been reported. We report a complicated case of M. senegalense infection in Memphis, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The patient's comorbidities of past organ transplant and insulin-dependent diabetes required delicate consideration of those health conditions to guide treatment.

Keywords

• bacteria
• mycobacterial infections
• infectious disease
• Mycobacterium senegalense
• Mycobacterium conceptionense
• Tennessee