Isolation of Novel Mycobacterium Species from Skin Infection in an Immunocompromised Person

Isolation of Novel Mycobacterium Species from Skin Infection in an Immunocompromised Person

We investigated a case of cutaneous infection in an immunocompromised patient in China that was caused by a novel species within the Mycobacterium gordonae complex. Results of whole-genome sequencing indicated that some strains considered to be M. gordonae complex are actually polyphyletic and shoul...

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Main Authors: You-Ming Mei, Qian Zhang, Wen-Yue Zhang, Hai-Qin Jiang, Ying Shi, Jing-Shu Xiong, Le Wang, Yan-Qing Chen, Si-Yu Long, Chun Pan, Gai Ge, Zhen-Zhen Wang, Zi-Wei Wu, Yan Wang, Yi-Qun Jiang, Hong-Sheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
antimicrobial resistance
bacteria
China
Mycobacterium camsnse
Mycobacterium gordonae
nontuberculous mycobacteria infection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/11/21-0426_article

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