Mycobacterium heckeshornense peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: a case report and review of the literature

W W Chan; M C Murray; P Tang; M G Romney

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03449.x

Mycobacterium heckeshornense peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: a case report and review of the literature

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Aug;17(8):1262-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03449.x. Epub 2011 Mar 7.

Authors

W W Chan¹, M C Murray, P Tang, M G Romney

Affiliation

¹ Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

PMID: 21375651
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03449.x

Abstract

We report the first case of peritonitis attributed to Mycobacterium heckeshornense. This is a rare, non-tuberculous mycobacterium that has been reported as an aetiological agent in a growing number and widening spectrum of infections.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Chaperonin 60 / genetics
Humans
Male
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / classification*
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / genetics
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Peritonitis / microbiology*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

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