Diagnosis of pulmonary Mycobacterium heckeshornense infection using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectroscopy
Hayato Kinoshita,
Mariko Ono,
Yoko Nagatomo,
Yukihisa Takeda,
Hiroyuki Nakamura,
Kazutetsu Aoshiba
Affiliations
Hayato Kinoshita
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Mariko Ono
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Yoko Nagatomo
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Yukihisa Takeda
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan
Hiroyuki Nakamura
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan
Kazutetsu Aoshiba
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan; Correspondence to: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1 Chuou, Ami, Inashiki, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan.