Open AccessLumbar infection caused by Mycobacterium paragordonae: A case report
Author(s) -
Yingzheng Tan,
Yuan Tan,
Liang Tan,
Yuqiu Tian,
Yunzhu Long
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8879
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , nontuberculous mycobacteria , mycobacterium tuberculosis , back pain , mycobacterium , lumbar , mycobacterium abscessus , sputum , pathology , surgery , alternative medicine
Mycobacterium paragordonae ( M. paragordonae ), a slow-growing, acid-resistant mycobacterial species, was first isolated from the sputum of a lung infection patient in South Korea in 2014. Infections caused by M. paragordonae are rare.