Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens - An unusual case report of bacteremic pneumonia after lung transplantation
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- 12 November 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
- Vol. 8 (1) , 30
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-8-30
Abstract
Lung transplant recipients have an increased risk for actinomycetales infection secondary to immunosuppressive regimen. A case of pulmonary infection with bacteremia due to Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens in a 54-year old man who underwent a double lung transplantation four years previously is presented. The identification by conventional biochemical assays was unsuccessful and hsp gene sequencing was used to identify Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens.Keywords
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