Mycobacterium marseillense Infection in Human Skin, China, 2018

Abstract

We describe a case of facial skin infection and sinusitis caused by Mycobacterium marseillense in an immunocompetent woman in China in 2018. The infection was cleared with clarithromycin, moxifloxacin, and amikacin. Antimicrobial drug treatments could not be predicted by genetic analyses; further genetic characterization would be required to do so.

Keywords

• nontuberculous mycobacteria
• skin diseases
• Mycobacterium marseillense
• Mycobacterium avium complex
• China
• bacteria