INFECTION DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM-HAEMOPHILUM IDENTIFIED BY WHOLE-CELL LIPID ANALYSIS AND NUCLEIC-ACID SEQUENCING

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作者
ARTENSTEIN, AW
FRITZINGER, D
GASSER, RA
SKILLMAN, LP
MCEVOY, PL
HADFIELD, TL
机构
[1] WALTER REED ARMY MED CTR,DEPT MED,INFECT DIS SERV,WASHINGTON,DC 20307
[2] WALTER REED ARMY MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,WASHINGTON,DC 20307
[3] ARMED FORCES INST PATHOL,DIV MICROBIOL,WASHINGTON,DC 20306
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10.1093/clinids/19.6.1155
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A patient with indolent, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed a pretibial soft tissue abscess caused by a fastidious mycobacterium. Because the organism could not be definitively identified by standard microbiologic testing, whole cell fatty acid analysis and 16S rDNA sequencing were performed. These procedures identified the organism as Mycobacterium haemophilum. We review the diagnostic considerations with regard to this pathogen.
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页码:1155 / 1157
页数:3
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