Chronic pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium monacense infection: the first case from Iran

Ann Lab Med. 2012 Jan;32(1):87-90. doi: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.87. Epub 2011 Dec 20.

Abstract

We herein report a case in which the recently characterized species Mycobacterium monacense was isolated from the sputum of an Iranian patient. This case represents the first isolation of M. monacense from Iran. The isolate was identified by conventional and molecular techniques. Our findings show that M. monacense infection is not restricted to developed countries.

Keywords: 16S rDNA; Mycobacterium; Ribosomal spacer; hsp65; rpoB gene.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Chaperonin 60 / genetics
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium / classification
  • Mycobacterium / genetics*
  • Mycobacterium / isolation & purification
  • Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
  • Mycobacterium Infections / pathology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sputum / microbiology

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Chaperonin 60
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • heat-shock protein 65, Mycobacterium