Tortoli Enrico, Mantella Antonia, Mariottini Alessandro, Mazzarelli Gianna, Pecile Patrizia, Rogasi Pier G, Sterrantino Gaetana, Fantoni Elisa, Leoncini Francesco
Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
J Med Microbiol. 2006 Jan;55(Pt 1):119-121. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.46256-0.
A non-tuberculous mycobacterium was isolated, following a vertebral needle aspiration, from the blood of a patient with severe spondylodiscitis. The strain turned out to be different from any known mycobacterial species and was quite drug-susceptible in vitro. The patient improved markedly following treatment with meropenem, clarithromycin and amikacin.