First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

C. Coitinho (1) , G. Greif (2) , J. van Ingen (3) , P. Laserra (1) , C. Robello (2, 4) , C. Rivas (1)

1 Comisión Honoraria de Lucha Anti-Tuberculosa y Enfermedades Prevalentes (CHLA-EP) [Montevideo]
2 Institut Pasteur de Montevideo
3 Radboud University Medical Center [Nijmegen]
4 UDELAR - Universidad de la República [Montevideo]

A case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in Uruguay is described. This is the first case reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, showing that this species is a worldwide opportunistic human pathogen.

Keywords: pulmonary; Mycobacterium heckeshornense; Epidemiology; mycobacterium; infection

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

C. Coitinho, G. Greif, J. van Ingen, P. Laserra, C. Robello, et al.. First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region.. New Microbes and New Infections, 2016, 9, pp.63-65. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2015.12.003⟩. ⟨pasteur-01880473⟩