Mycobacterium interjectum Lung Infection: A Case Report

The First Case of <i>Mycobacterium interjectum</i> Pulmonary Disease in Japan: A Case Report

“…The clinical picture and definitive treatment for M. interjectum-PD have not been clari- 2 shows the details from previous reports of six patients with M. interjectum-PD. In brief, five out of six patients were men, two out of three patients for whom chest HRCT was performed had cavitary lesions, and one patient had consolidation (2,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19). Unlike previous reports, our patient was a woman and had an NB-type on chest HRCT.…”

“…No clear criteria for drug susceptibility testing of M. interjectum have been established. However, in the previous reports shown in Table 2, EB resistance was noted in all four patients for whom drug susceptibility was designated (15)(16)(17)(18), and RFP resistance was seen in two out of four patients (16,18). These reports suggest that RFP may be the drug of choice for treating M. interjectum.…”

“…Regarding treatment regimens in previous reports, RFP and EB were used in five of six patients (2,15,(17)(18)(19), with favorable therapeutic responses reported in four patients (2,(17)(18)(19). No clear criteria for drug susceptibility testing of M. interjectum have been established.…”

DisseminatedMycobacterium interjectumInfection with Bacteremia, Hepatic and Pulmonary Involvement Associated with a Long-Term Catheter Infection

“…M. interjectum has also been isolated in sputum cultures of asymptomatic patients [ 7 , 13 ] and from the gastrointestinal tract in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [ 14 ]. In adults, infection with M. interjectum has been reported with pulmonary infection [ 5 , 15 , 16 ], cutaneous infection [ 17 ], and meningitis [ 18 ] ( Table 1 ).…”

Draft Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium interjectum Strain ATCC 51457 T

“…nov. ( 4 ). M. interjectum is an opportunistic pathogen mainly isolated from diseased lymph nodes ( 1 , 5 – 8 ) and the respiratory tract ( 5 , 9 – 11 ). A few other cases have caused meningoencephalitis ( 12 ) and cutaneous infection ( 13 ).…”