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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2007, p. 1663-1665, Vol. 45, No. 5
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00119-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Unusual Clinical Presentation of Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection in an Immunocompetent Woman{triangledown}

Corrado Serra,1 Giovanni Loi,1 Barbara Saddi,2 Marisa Pautasso,3 and Aldo Manzin1*

Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche, Sezione di Microbiologia Medica, Policlinico Universitario Monserrato, Università degli Studi di Cagliari,1 Laboratorio Analisi, Ospedale S. S. Trinità,2 Laboratorio Analisi, Ospedale S. Giovanni di Dio, ASL 8 Cagliari, Italy3

Received 17 January 2007/ Returned for modification 25 February 2007/ Accepted 6 March 2007

The Mycobacterium fortuitum group of rapidly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria is an uncommon cause of renal infection, particularly in otherwise healthy hosts. We describe a case of nephritis due to M. fortuitum in an immunocompetent woman with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of renal tuberculosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Servizio di Microbiologia Clinica, Policlinico Universitario, Università di Cagliari, Presidio di Monserrato, Strada Statale 554—Bivio Sestu, 09042 Cagliari, Italy. Phone: 39.070.5109.6350. Fax: 39.070.675.8482. E-mail: aldomanzin{at}pacs.unica.it

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 14 March 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2007, p. 1663-1665, Vol. 45, No. 5
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00119-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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