Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease from mycobacterium hassiacum, Austria

Abstract

The clinical relevance of newly described nontuberculous mycobacteria is often unclear. We report a case of pulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium hassiacum in an immunocompetent patient in Austria who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing showed low MICs for macro-lides, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, imipenem, and linezolid.