Abstract
Mycobacterium shinjukuense is a novel species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that was first reported in Japan in 2011. It is a slow-growing NTM pathogen that can cause chronic pulmonary infections. There are only a few reported cases of M. shinjukuense infections, all of which are from Japan. We reported a case of chronic lung disease caused by M. shinjukuense. The organism was identified by 16S rRNA, rpoB, and hsp65 gene sequencing. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first confirmed case of lung disease caused by M. shinjukuense outside of Japan.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 416-418 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Oct 2015 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Bronchiectasis
- Mycobacterium
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
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