TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection successfully treated with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol
AU - Nakamura, Kayo
AU - Murakami, Etsuko
AU - Kishino, Daizo
AU - Mashimo, Shuko
AU - Kurioka, Yusuke
AU - Shibata, Yusaku
AU - Taniguchi, Arihiko
AU - Higo, Hisao
AU - Hiramatsu, Yasushi
AU - Maeda, Yoshinobu
AU - Miyahara, Nobuaki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - We present the case of a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection using mass spectrometry of bronchioalveolar lavage fluid. We initiated treatment with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol based on the results of drug susceptibility testing, which improved lung opacities. Most previous cases were treated with the standard regimen for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, our regimen may provide a therapeutic option for this rare nontuberculous Mycobacterium infection.
AB - We present the case of a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection using mass spectrometry of bronchioalveolar lavage fluid. We initiated treatment with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol based on the results of drug susceptibility testing, which improved lung opacities. Most previous cases were treated with the standard regimen for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, our regimen may provide a therapeutic option for this rare nontuberculous Mycobacterium infection.
KW - Clarithromycin
KW - Mycobacterium shinjukuense
KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis
KW - Nontuberculous mycobacterium
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101894
DO - 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101894
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85164428397
SN - 2213-0071
VL - 45
JO - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
JF - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
M1 - 101894
ER -
