RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium szulgai, case report and review of the literature
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 975
OP 977
DO 10.1183/09031936.98.11040975
VO 11
IS 4
A1 E Tortoli
A1 G Besozzi
A1 C Lacchini
A1 V Penati
A1 MT Simonetti
A1 S Emler
YR 1998
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/11/4/975.abstract
AB We describe the case of a patient with a chronic pulmonary infection due to a mycobacterium tentatively identified as Mycobacterium flavescens, but finally shown to be Mycobacterium szulgai; this is the first M. szulgai infection reported in Italy. The patient responded to treatment with multiple antituberculosis drugs only after two cycles of 10 and 6 months, respectively. The literature concerning previous case reports in which M. szulgai is involved is revised and the difficulty concerning the identification of this rare mycobacterium, along with its in vitro and in vivo susceptibility, are discussed.