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The first case of chronic pulmonary Mycobacterium shigaense infection in an immunocompetent patient

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Mycobacterium shigaense has recently been recognized as an emerging human pathogen, and is well known as a skin pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. In this report we describe the first case… Click to show full abstract

Mycobacterium shigaense has recently been recognized as an emerging human pathogen, and is well known as a skin pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. In this report we describe the first case of chronic pulmonary infectious disease caused by M. shigaense in an immunocompetent individual.

Keywords: first case; case chronic; chronic pulmonary; mycobacterium shigaense

Journal Title: New Microbes and New Infections
Year Published: 2020

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