Adjunctive Diagnosis of Mycobacterium gordonae Pneumonia by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review
This case highlights that when the clinical highly suspected of infection, mNGS can contribute to the early identification of non-tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) even with low reads, when clinical suspicion is high. Analyzing background microorganisms in sterile samples may help diagnose rare pathogens.
Authors
- Xiaojing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1189-5420)
- Hui Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3212-0544)
- Yuanrong Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7146-3374)
- Yafeng Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-3433)
- Shengqiao Shi
- Chengyun Wu
- Wei Gai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1016-4300)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Institute of Microbiology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s494310
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00