First isolation of Mycobacterium saskatchewanense from medical devices
Francesco Bisognin, Vincenzo Ferraro, Federica Sorella, Giulia Lombardi, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Paola Dal Monte · 2023
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Description
Francesco Bisognin and co-authors report a first finding of a slow growing mycobacterium on medical devices in a 2023 study. The species is pigmented and tests as part of a common complex by a standard probe. Organisms from that complex often turn up on devices that use sanitary water. Standard kits first labeled all their positive cultures as a related species.
Colony looks told a different story, with bright yellow growth that did not match the kit result. Mass based analysis named the correct species with a high score, and gene sequencing confirmed it. The authors urge active monitoring of such contamination on devices, since patients could be infected through water systems. Readers learn common kits can misname this organism.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francesco Bisognin, Vincenzo Ferraro, Federica Sorella, Giulia Lombardi, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Paola Dal Monte |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |