Hachem R, Raad I, Rolston K V, Whimbey E, Katz R, Tarrand J, Libshitz H
Department of Medical Specialities, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Jul;23(1):173-5. doi: 10.1093/clinids/23.1.173.
Mycobacterium vaccae is a rapidly growing mycobacterial species that was previously not considered a human pathogen. We report four cases of M. vaccae infection that occurred in the southern United States; one patient had cutaneous disease, and three patients had cavitary lung disease. Two of the three patients with pulmonary disease had a history of exposure to cattle. The conditions of all patients improved with therapy: the cutaneous infection responded to therapy with minocycline and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and the pulmonary infections responded to therapy with ciprofloxacin.
母牛分枝杆菌是一种快速生长的分枝杆菌属菌种，以前不被认为是人类病原体。我们报告了在美国南部发生的4例母牛分枝杆菌感染病例；1例患者患有皮肤疾病，3例患者患有空洞性肺病。3例肺部疾病患者中有2例有接触牛的病史。所有患者的病情经治疗后均有改善：皮肤感染对米诺环素和甲氧苄啶-磺胺甲恶唑治疗有反应，肺部感染对环丙沙星治疗有反应。
