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Case Reports
. 2019 May;25(5):1015-1016.
doi: 10.3201/eid2505.180208.

Mycobacterium obuense Bacteremia in a Patient with Pneumonia

Bruno Ali López Luis, Paulette Díaz-Lomelí, Livier Patricia Gómez-Albarrán, Areli Martínez-Gamboa, Alfredo Ponce-de-León
Case Reports

Mycobacterium obuense Bacteremia in a Patient with Pneumonia

Bruno Ali López Luis et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 May.

Abstract

Mycobacterium obuense is a pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacterium. Because it has been considered nonpathogenic, M. obuense is being investigated in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy and bioremediation. We report a case of bacteremia caused by M. obuense in a patient with pneumonia, showing its potential pathogenicity.

Keywords: Mexico; Mycobacteria obuense; bacteremia; bacteria; blood cultures; immunotherapy; lung; pathogenicity; pneumonia; respiratory infections; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

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Computed tomography scan of the chest in a patient with Mycobacterium obuense pneumonia, Mexico, showing air space infiltration in the left parahilar and a tree bud pattern in the left upper lobe (arrow), as well as bilateral interstitial thickening and ground glass opacities.
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