Isolation of Mycobacterium kyorinense in a Patient With Respiratory Failure
Authors: Hiroo Wada
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2009)

Letters21 April 2009Isolation of Mycobacterium kyorinense in a Patient With Respiratory FailureHiroo Wada, MD, PhD, Masayuki Yamamoto, MD, Mitsuhiro Okazaki, PhD, Takashi Watanabe, MD, PhD, and Hajime Goto, MD, PhDHiroo Wada, MD, PhDFrom Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.Search for more papers by this author, Masayuki Yamamoto, MDFrom Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.Search for more papers by this author, Mitsuhiro Okazaki, PhDFrom Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.Search for more papers by this author, Takashi Watanabe, MD, PhDFrom Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.Search for more papers by this author, and Hajime Goto, MD, PhDFrom Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-150-8-200904210-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacterial species from clinical specimens is becoming more common.Objective: To report the isolation of Mycobacterium kyorinense, a recently isolated novel mycobacterium (1), from a patient with impending respiratory failure.Case Report: An 89-year-old man was admitted to our department for worsening dyspnea. He required long-term oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease induced by tobacco smoking and had a history of pulmonary tuberculosis. He also had a history of bladder carcinoma, treated with cisplatin and radiation, and prostate carcinoma, treated with leuprorelin and bicalutamide. Vital signs on admission included a temperature of 36.9 °C, respiratory rate ...References1. Okazaki M, Ohnishi H, Ohkusu K, Hata H, Fujiwara N, Matsumoto S, et al. Mycobacterium kyorinense sp. nov., a novel slowly growing mycobacterium sp. related to Mycobacterium celatum isolated from three patients with infections. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009. [Forthcoming]. Google Scholar2. García-Garrote F, Ruiz-Serrano MJ, Cosín J, Alcalá L, Ortega A, Bouza E. Mycobacterium celatum as a cause of disseminated infection in an AIDS patient. Clin Microbiol Infect. 1997;3:582-584. [PMID: 11864190] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Sugawara I, Kazumi Y, Otomo K, Ooki K, Mitarai S, Mori K. Mycobacterium branderi isolated from pus of a right pulmonary cavitary lesion. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2005;58:187-8. [PMID: 15973015] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Bux-Gewehr I, Hagen HP, Rüsch-Gerdes S, Feurle GE. Fatal pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium celatum in an apparently immunocompetent patient. J Clin Microbiol. 1998;36:587-8. [PMID: 9466784] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Griffith DE, Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, Catanzaro A, Daley C, Gordin F, et al; ATS Mycobacterial Diseases Subcommittee. An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007;175:367-416. [PMID: 17277290] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Hiroo Wada, MD, PhD; Masayuki Yamamoto, MD; Mitsuhiro Okazaki, PhD; Takashi Watanabe, MD, PhD; Hajime Goto, MD, PhDAffiliations: From Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPulmonary Mycobacterium kyorinense Disease: A Case Report and Review of LiteratureMicrobiological Features and Clinical Relevance of New Species of the Genus MycobacteriumMycobacterium kyorinense InfectionMycobacterium kyorinense InfectionFirst Isolation of Mycobacterium kyorinense from Clinical Specimens in BrazilPulmonary Mycobacterium kyorinense Disease Showed Clinical Improvement Following Combined Therapy with Clarithromycin and Levofloxacin 21 April 2009Volume 150, Issue 8Page: 568-570KeywordsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseComputed axial tomographyLungsPulmonary diseasesRespiratory failureSerum proteinsSputumThoraxTuberculosisVital signs ePublished: 21 April 2009 Issue Published: 21 April 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...