A case of Mycobacterium massiliense infection presenting as pneumonia resistant to antibiotics in an immunocompetent host

Abstract

Mycobacterium massiliense is newly identified rapid-growing nontuberculous mycobacterium, but there are no reports of this mycobacterium species being the cause of human illness. We describe one case of Mycobacterium massiliense infection presenting as antibiotic-resistant acute pneumonia that resulted in surgical treatment. Copyright©2010. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.