Mycobacterium malmoense in Italy

C Piersimoni; L Felici; V Penati; C Lacchini

doi:10.1016/0962-8479(95)90563-4

Mycobacterium malmoense in Italy

Tuber Lung Dis. 1995 Apr;76(2):171-2. doi: 10.1016/0962-8479(95)90563-4.

Authors

C Piersimoni¹, L Felici, V Penati, C Lacchini

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, General Hospital Umberto I.-Torrete, Ancona, Italy.

PMID: 7780102
DOI: 10.1016/0962-8479(95)90563-4

Abstract

A case of mycobacterial lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium malmoense was recently diagnosed in a 5-year-old girl. The organism was isolated from pus and tissue fragments obtained by surgical excision of the affected nodes. This is the first documented case of human infection due to this organism in Italy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Lymphadenitis / microbiology*
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*