Case report of fatal Mycobacterium tilburgii infection

Akpinar T. S., Bakkaloglu O. K., Ince B., Tufan F., Kose M., Poda M., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, cilt.21, sa.7, ss.538-540, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jiac.2015.02.006
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.538-540
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Atypical mycobacteria, Mycobacterium tilburgii, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, IDENTIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, PATIENT, DISEASE
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

There are few reports concerning Mycobacterium tilburgii infection in humans because this bacterium is non-cultivatable. Herein, using new molecular techniques, we report the case of an immunocompromised patient with fatal disseminated lymphadenitis that was caused by M. tilburgii. 26 years old Caucasian HIV negative female patient presented with abdominal pain. Her clinical assessment revealed disseminated lymphadenitis, that was acid fast bacilli positive. Further molecular evaluation showed the causative agent as M. tilburgii. Despite anti mycobacterial therapy and careful management of intervening complications patient died because of an intraabdominal sepsis.