• Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Aug 2014

    Case Reports

    A case of Mycobacterium sherrisii pneumonia diagnosed by PCR/ESI-MS method.

    • Christopher Lai, Wilson Lam, and Man-Po Lee.
    • Department of Pathology, Room 11-11, 11/F, Block M, 30 Gascoigne Road, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: laikcc@yahoo.com.hk.
    • Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2014 Aug 1; 25: 119-21.

    AbstractMycobacterium sherrisii is an acid fast organism that is recently validated as a novel species. It is recognized to cause severe disease in immunosuppressed individuals especially in patients with HIV. We describe a case M. sherrisii pneumonia which was diagnosed using PCR coupled with electrospray ionization mass-spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) technology. Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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