<it>Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens </it>- An unusual case report of bacteremic pneumonia after lung transplantation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lung transplant recipients have an increased risk for actinomycetales infection secondary to immunosuppressive regimen.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A case of pulmonary infection with bacteremia due to <...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
| Online Access: | http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/8/1/30 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lung transplant recipients have an increased risk for actinomycetales infection secondary to immunosuppressive regimen.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A case of pulmonary infection with bacteremia due to <it>Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens </it>in a 54-year old man who underwent a double lung transplantation four years previously is presented.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The identification by conventional biochemical assays was unsuccessful and <it>hsp </it>gene sequencing was used to identify <it>Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens</it>.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1476-0711 |