Mycobacterium heckeshornense infection in an immunocompetent patient and identification by 16S rRNA sequence analysis of culture material and a histopathology tissue specimen

Rob van Hest; Adri van der Zanden; Martin Boeree; Kristin Kremer; Mirjam Dessens; Pieter Westenend; Boulos Maraha; René van Uffelen; Ronald Schütte; Wiel de Lange

doi:10.1128/JCM.42.9.4386-4389.2004

Mycobacterium heckeshornense infection in an immunocompetent patient and identification by 16S rRNA sequence analysis of culture material and a histopathology tissue specimen

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Sep;42(9):4386-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.9.4386-4389.2004.

Authors

Rob van Hest¹, Adri van der Zanden, Martin Boeree, Kristin Kremer, Mirjam Dessens, Pieter Westenend, Boulos Maraha, René van Uffelen, Ronald Schütte, Wiel de Lange

Affiliation

¹ Department of Tuberculosis Control, Municipal Health Service Rotterdam, P.O. Box 70032, 3000 LP Rotterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]

Abstract

Mycobacterium heckeshornense is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We performed simultaneous 16S rRNA sequence analysis of a mycobacterium culture and a histopathology specimen to determine the relevance of M. heckeshornense infection in an immunocompetent patient initially presenting with pneumothorax.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Base Sequence
DNA Primers
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Humans
Lung / microbiology
Lung / pathology*
Male
Mycobacterium / classification
Mycobacterium / genetics
Mycobacterium / isolation & purification*
Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis*
Mycobacterium Infections / pathology
RNA, Bacterial / genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Respiratory Tract Infections / pathology*

Substances

DNA Primers
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S