Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 May;25(5):1015-1016. doi: 10.3201/eid2505.180208.
Mycobacterium obuense is a pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacterium. Because it has been considered nonpathogenic, M. obuense is being investigated in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy and bioremediation. We report a case of bacteremia caused by M. obuense in a patient with pneumonia, showing its potential pathogenicity.
偶发分枝杆菌是一种色素、快速生长的分枝杆菌。由于它被认为是无致病性的,偶发分枝杆菌正在癌症免疫疗法和生物修复的临床试验中进行研究。我们报告了一例由偶发分枝杆菌引起的菌血症病例,该患者患有肺炎,表明其具有潜在的致病性。