Abstract
Mycobacterium obuense is a pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacterium. Because it has been considered nonpathogenic, M. obuense is being investigated in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy and bioremediation. We report a case of bacteremia caused by M. obuense in a patient with pneumonia, showing its potential pathogenicity.
Keywords:
Mexico; Mycobacteria obuense; bacteremia; bacteria; blood cultures; immunotherapy; lung; pathogenicity; pneumonia; respiratory infections; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Farmers
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Genome, Bacterial
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Humans
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Male
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Mexico
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / epidemiology
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria* / classification
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria* / genetics
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria* / isolation & purification
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Occupational Exposure
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Phylogeny
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Treatment Outcome
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / epidemiology
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / microbiology*