First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region

C. Coitinho; G. Greif; J. van Ingen; P. Laserra; C. Robello; C. Rivas

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2015.12.003

New Microbes and New Infections (Jan 2016)

First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region

C. Coitinho,
G. Greif,
J. van Ingen,
P. Laserra,
C. Robello,
C. Rivas

Affiliations

C. Coitinho: Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP), Montevideo, Uruguay
G. Greif: Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
J. van Ingen: Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
P. Laserra: Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP), Montevideo, Uruguay
C. Robello: Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
C. Rivas: Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP), Montevideo, Uruguay

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.12.003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. C
pp. 63 – 65

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A case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in Uruguay is described. This is the first case reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, showing that this species is a worldwide opportunistic human pathogen.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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