First Case Report of Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Tsukamurella pulmonis
Authors: Roger Maalouf
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2009)

Letters20 January 2009First Case Report of Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Tsukamurella pulmonisRoger Maalouf, MD, Susanna B. Mierau, MD, DPhil, Thomas A. Moore, MD, and Anand Kaul, MDRoger Maalouf, MDFrom the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS 67214, and Winfield, KS 67156., Susanna B. Mierau, MD, DPhilFrom the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS 67214, and Winfield, KS 67156., Thomas A. Moore, MDFrom the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS 67214, and Winfield, KS 67156., and Anand Kaul, MDFrom the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS 67214, and Winfield, KS 67156.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-150-2-200901200-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background:Tsukamurella species are gram-positive bacilli rarely cultured from humans. A review of the literature revealed fewer than 20 cases of infection with Tsukamurella species; most of these cases were bacteremia related to central-line infections (1).Objective: To report what we believe is the first case of community-acquired pneumonia due to Tsukamurella pulmonis.Case Report: A 76-year-old man was admitted with a 4-day history of fever, cough, and dyspnea. His medical history included non-Hodgkin lymphoma (in complete remission) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His chest radiograph showed right lower-lobe and left hilar infiltrates. The diagnosis was community-acquired pneumonia, and the patient ...References1. Schwartz MA, Tabet SR, Collier AC, Wallis CK, Carlson LC, Nguyen TT, et al. Central venous catheter-related bacteremia due to Tsukamurella species in the immunocompromised host: a case series and review of the literature. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35:72-7. [PMID: 12228839] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Maertens J, Wattiau P, Verhaegen J, Boogaerts M, Verbist L, Wauters G. Catheter-related bacteremia due to Tsukamurella pulmonis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 1998;4:51-53. [PMID: 11864235] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Yassin AF, Rainey FA, Brzezinka H, Burghardt J, Rifai M, Seifert P, et al. Tsukamurella pulmonis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1996;46:429-36. [PMID: 8934902] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Alcaide ML, Espinoza L, Abbo L. Cavitary pneumonia secondary to Tsukamurella in an AIDS patient. First case and a review of the literature. J Infect. 2004;49:17-9. [PMID: 15194243] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Roger Maalouf, MD; Susanna B. Mierau, MD, DPhil; Thomas A. Moore, MD; Anand Kaul, MDAffiliations: From the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS 67214, and Winfield, KS 67156.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byOther Gram-Positive BacilliChronic Pulmonary Disease Caused by Tsukamurella toyonakaenseAmikacin Monotherapy for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection due to Tsukamurella pulmonisBacterial Peritonitis Caused by Tsukamurella inchonensis in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal DialysisMALDI-TOF MS for identification of Tsukamurella species: Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens as the predominant species associated with ocular infectionsStructural elucidation of Tsukamurella pulmonis neutral polysaccharide and its visualization in infected mouse tissues by specific monoclonal antibodiesRole of Tsukamurella species in human infections: first literature reviewOther Gram-Positive BacilliCommunity-acquired Tsukamurella pneumonia in a young immunocompetent adult: a case misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis and literature reviewStructural and functional characterization of a calcium-activated cation channel from Tsukamurella paurometabolaSusceptibility Test Methods: Mycobacteria, Nocardia , and Other ActinomycetesTuberculosis-like pneumonias by the aerobic actinomycetes Rhodococcus, Tsukamurella and GordoniaDevelopment of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for specific detection of Tsukamurella by targeting the 16S rRNA geneOther Gram-Positive BacilliA Case of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection by Tsukamurella inchonensis in a Pediatric Patient Receiving Home Intravenous Antibiotic TreatmentTsukamurella Infection: A Rare Cause of Community-Acquired PneumoniaSusceptibility Test Methods: Mycobacteria, Nocardia , and Other ActinomycetesTsukamurella: an emerging opportunistic ocular pathogen 20 January 2009Volume 150, Issue 2Page: 147-148KeywordsCathetersComputed axial tomographyDyspneaFeversPatientsPneumoniaSputumTemperatureThoraxVancomycin ePublished: 20 January 2009 Issue Published: 20 January 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...