Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection in an otherwise healthy child: a clinical case and literature review

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2023; 25(4):358-365

​ Dolgopolov I.S., Zaitseva A.V., Khamtsova Zh.V., Ivanova A.V., Tsvetkova E.O.
10.36488/cmac.2023.4.358-365
atypical mycobacteriosis Mycobacterium genavense children diagnosis mass spectrometry antibiotics
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Diseases and Pathogens
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Clinical Case
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Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2023; 25(4):358-365

Abstract

This paper presents the first clinical case of combined pulmonary and abdominal M. genavense infection in an otherwise healthy, immunocompetent child with an early treatment response and full recovery. The favorable outcome was determined by rapid microbiological diagnosis using up-to-date diagnostic methods followed by targeted antimicrobial therapy.

Igor S. Dolgopolov

Children’s Regional Clinical Hospital, Tver, Russia
Tver State Medical University, Tver, Russia

Zaitseva A.V.

Children’s Regional Clinical Hospital, Tver, Russia

Khamtsova Zh.V.

V.P. Avaev Center for Specialized Types of Medical Care, Tver, Russia

Ivanova A.V.

Children’s Regional Clinical Hospital, Tver, Russia

Tsvetkova E.O.

Children’s Regional Clinical Hospital, Tver, Russia

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