Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series

Neonakis,Ioannis   K.; Spandidos,Demetrios   A.; Gitti,Zoe

doi:10.3892/etm.2015.2683

Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series

Authors:
- Ioannis K. Neonakis
- Demetrios A. Spandidos
- Zoe Gitti
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Affiliations: Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Published online on: August 14, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2683
Pages: 1401-1403
Copyright: © Neonakis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov. (M. heraklionense) is a novel non-tuberculous mycobacterium belonging to the Mycobacterium terrae complex that has recently been described. It has a world-wide distribution. Recently, a case of tenosynovitis in an immunocompetent individual caused by M. heraklionense was reported, indicating that it has the ability to cause diseases. In the present study, in order to provide a more detailed profile of this mycobacterium and to obtain a more complete overall picture of its clinical significance, we report all available data regarding the initial 12 cases of its isolation. Of the 12 patients, 5 (42%) eventually died within a period of 3 months following the isolation of the mycobacterium. However, any connection between the presence of M. heraklionense and these deaths could not be documented. These 5 patients were all males with a mean age of 74.6 years suffering from serious underlying diseases, which most probably were the cause of death. Additional data from possible new cases of M. heraklionense isolation are anticipated.

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