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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 255-257, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01268-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

"Mycobacterium canettii" Isolated from a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient: First Case Recognized in the United States{triangledown}

Akos Somoskovi,1 Jillian Dormandy,2 Andrew R. Mayrer,3 Martin Carter,4 Nancy Hooper,4 and Max Salfinger5*

International Laboratory Branch, Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,1 Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York,2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland,3 Laboratories Administration, State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland,4 Bureau of Laboratories, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida5

Received 6 July 2008/ Returned for modification 30 September 2008/ Accepted 11 November 2008

We report the first case of tuberculosis caused by "Mycobacterium canettii" recognized in the United States. The pathogen was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of a 30-year-old Sudanese refugee.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Bureau of Laboratories, Florida Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, HQ-Bin no. A-15, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1716. Phone: (850) 245-4517. Fax: (850) 921-9906. E-mail: max_salfinger{at}doh.state.fl.us

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 19 November 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 255-257, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01268-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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