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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2001, p. 406-407, Vol. 39, No. 1
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.406-407.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Mycobacterium microti Llama-Type Infection Presenting as Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient

Matthias A. Horstkotte,1,* Ingo Sobottka,1 Carl K. Schewe,2 Peter Schäfer,1 Rainer Laufs,1 Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes,3 and Stefan Niemann3

Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie1 and Medizinische Kern- und Poliklinik,2 Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, and Forschungszentrum Borstel, National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, 23845 Borstel,3 Germany

Received 11 July 2000/Accepted 5 November 2000

A rare case of Mycobacterium microti infection in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient is described. Because of unusual morphological and cultural features, the pathogen was analyzed by spoligotyping and identified as the Mycobacterium microti llama type. Although culture of M. microti is difficult, drug susceptibility testing could be performed, which correlated with the clinical outcome.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie, Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. Phone: 49 40/42803-3147. Fax: 49 40/42803-4881. E-mail: horstko{at}uke.uni-hamburg.de.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2001, p. 406-407, Vol. 39, No. 1
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.1.406-407.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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