<p><i>Mycobacterium europaeum</i>, of <i>Mycobacterium simiae</i> complex, is a rare nontuberculous mycobacterium associated with human diseases. We report a case with an isolate from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and summarize <i>M. europaeum</i> cases from literature. <i>M. europaeum</i> may cause respiratory infections and colonization in immunocompromised, elderly, and/or chronic pulmonary illness patients.</p>

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Isolation of Mycobacterium europaeum from a clinical sample in China: report of genome sequence and literature review

  • Feifei Zhao,
  • Dan Zhou,
  • Yu Feng,
  • Yi Xie,
  • Zhiyong Zong

摘要

Mycobacterium europaeum, of Mycobacterium simiae complex, is a rare nontuberculous mycobacterium associated with human diseases. We report a case with an isolate from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and summarize M. europaeum cases from literature. M. europaeum may cause respiratory infections and colonization in immunocompromised, elderly, and/or chronic pulmonary illness patients.