Abstract
Mycobacterium vaccae is a rapidly growing mycobacterial species that was previously not considered a human pathogen. We report four cases of M. vaccae infection that occurred in the southern United States; one patient had cutaneous disease, and three patients had cavitary lung disease. Two of the three patients with pulmonary disease had a history of exposure to cattle. The conditions of all patients improved with therapy: the cutaneous infection responded to therapy with minocycline and trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole, and the pulmonary infections responded to therapy with ciprofloxacin.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 173-175 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs |
|
State | Published - 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases