Abstract
Mycobacterium shinjukuense is a novel species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that was first reported in Japan in 2011. It is a slow-growing NTM pathogen that can cause chronic pulmonary infections. There are only a few reported cases of M. shinjukuense infections, all of which are from Japan. We reported a case of chronic lung disease caused by M. shinjukuense. The organism was identified by 16S rRNA, rpoB, and hsp65 gene sequencing. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first confirmed case of lung disease caused by M. shinjukuense outside of Japan.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 416-418 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Oct 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant of the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry for Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (A120647) and by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2013R1A1A2060552).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Bronchiectasis
- Mycobacterium
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
