Interstitial pulmonary inflammation due to Microbacterium sp. after heart transplantation
- Autori: Giammanco, GM; Pignato, S; Grimont, PAD; Grimont, F; Santangelo, C; Leonardi, G; Giuffrida, A; Legname, V; Giammanco, G
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2006
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Parole Chiave: Microbacterium, pulmonary inflammation, heart transplantation
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/44131
Abstract
A coryneform bacterium was isolated from the bronchoalveolar aspirate of a patient with interstitial pulmonary inflammation. Commercial systems identified the isolate as Corynebacterium sp. or Aureobacterium sp./Corynebacterium aquaticum, but 16S rRNA gene analysis unequivocally attributed it to the genus Microbacterium. This represents the first documented case of Microbacterium pulmonary infection.