Pott's disease caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: case report and review.
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Miller, WC; Perkins, MD; Richardson, WJ; Sexton, DJ
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
December 1994
We report a case of Mycobacterium xenopi infection of the spine in a 70-year-old woman. The findings of our case and of five other published reports of bone or joint infection with M. xenopi illustrate the problems with diagnosis and management of infection with this organism. Detection of M. xenopi in clinical specimens may require prolonged incubation at 37 degrees C or incubation at higher temperatures. Furthermore, M. xenopi may be misidentified as Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare complex. For these reasons, human infection due to M. xenopi may be underrecognized. The optimal therapy for human infection with M. xenopi is unknown.
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Clin Infect Dis
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ISSN
1058-4838
Publication Date
December 1994
Volume
19
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1024 / 1028
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tuberculosis, Spinal
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Radiography
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- Microbiology
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Humans
- Female
- Drug Therapy, Combination
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Miller, W. C., Perkins, M. D., Richardson, W. J., & Sexton, D. J. (1994). Pott's disease caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis, 19(6), 1024–1028. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/19.6.1024
Miller, W. C., M. D. Perkins, W. J. Richardson, and D. J. Sexton. “Pott's disease caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: case report and review.” Clin Infect Dis 19, no. 6 (December 1994): 1024–28. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/19.6.1024.
Miller WC, Perkins MD, Richardson WJ, Sexton DJ. Pott's disease caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Dec;19(6):1024–8.
Miller, W. C., et al. “Pott's disease caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: case report and review.” Clin Infect Dis, vol. 19, no. 6, Dec. 1994, pp. 1024–28. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/clinids/19.6.1024.
Miller WC, Perkins MD, Richardson WJ, Sexton DJ. Pott's disease caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Dec;19(6):1024–1028.
Published In
Clin Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
1058-4838
Publication Date
December 1994
Volume
19
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1024 / 1028
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tuberculosis, Spinal
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Radiography
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
- Microbiology
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Humans
- Female
- Drug Therapy, Combination