Mycobacterium obuense Bacteremia in a Patient with Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT: Mycobacterium obuense is a pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacterium. Because it has been considered nonpathogenic, M. obuense is being investigated in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy and bioremediation. We report a case of bacteremia caused by M. obuense in a patient with pneumonia, showing its potential pathogenicity.

SUBMITTER: Luis BAL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478194 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature