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Azzali A, Montagnani C, Simonetti MT, Spinelli G, de Martino M, Galli L. First case of Mycobacterium marseillense lymphadenitis in a child. Ital J Pediatr 2017; 43:92. [PMID: 29017528 PMCID: PMC5635610 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-017-0413-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are pathogens that commonly affect the paediatric population and its most frequent manifestation is a cervicofacial lymphadenopathy. With the improvement of technologies, new species have been recently identified. Case presentation We report the first case of NMT lymphadenitis in a child caused by Mycobacterium marseillense, a newly described species belonging to Mycobacterium avium complex. Conclusions Improving the identification of these newly discovered mycobacteria, further information will be available about their clinical involvement and their best treatment.
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- A Azzali
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini, 24, I-50139, Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Tuscany Regional Reference Centre for Mycobacteria, Microbiology and Virology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, Neurosensorial Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini, 24, I-50139, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini, 24, I-50139, Florence, Italy. .,Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Faggi E, Tortoli E, Bartoloni A, Corti G, Pini G, Simonetti MT, Campisi E. Late diagnosis of histoplasmosis in a Brazilian patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Clin Microbiol Infect 2001; 7:48-9. [PMID: 11284949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Tortoli E, Cichero P, Piersimoni C, Simonetti MT, Gesu G, Nista D. Use of BACTEC MGIT 960 for recovery of mycobacteria from clinical specimens: multicenter study. J Clin Microbiol 1999; 37:3578-82. [PMID: 10523555 PMCID: PMC85696 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3578-3582.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/1999] [Accepted: 07/31/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The BACTEC MGIT 960 instrument is a fully automated system that exploits the fluorescence of an oxygen sensor to detect growth of mycobacteria in culture. Its performance was compared to those of the radiometric BACTEC 460 instrument and egg-based Lowenstein-Jensen medium. An identical volume of sample was inoculated in different media, and incubation was carried out for 6 weeks with the automatic systems and for 8 weeks on solid media. A total of 2,567 specimens obtained from 1,631 patients were cultured in parallel. Mycobacteria belonging to nine different taxa were isolated by at least one of the culture systems, with 75% of them being represented by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The best yield was obtained with the BACTEC 460 system, with 201 isolates, in comparison with 190 isolates with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and 168 isolates with Lowenstein-Jensen medium. A similar but not significant difference was obtained when the most-represented organisms, the M. tuberculosis complex, Mycobacterium xenopi, and the Mycobacterium avium complex, were analyzed separately and when combinations of a solid medium with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and with the BACTEC 460 system were considered. The shortest times to detection were obtained with the BACTEC MGIT 960 system (13.3 days); 1.5 days earlier than that with the BACTEC 460 system (14.8 days) and 12 days earlier than that with Lowenstein-Jensen medium (25.6 days). The BACTEC MGIT 960 system had a contamination rate of 10.0%, intermediate between those of the radiometric system (3.7%) and the egg-based medium (17.0%). We conclude, therefore, that the BACTEC MGIT 960 system is a fully automated, nonradiometric instrument that is suitable for the detection of growth of tuberculous and other mycobacterial species and that is characterized by detection times that are even shorter than that of the "gold standard," the BACTEC 460 system. The contamination rate was higher than that for the radiometric BACTEC 460 system and needs to be improved.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, 50134 Florence, Italy.
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HPLC, which is gaining its place as identification tool in mycobacteriology laboratories, has been proposed to distinguish Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from Mycobacterium avium. We had reported no significant difference between M. avium and M. paratuberculosis reference strain ATCC 19698. Because of the advantages offered by such a method, we enlarged our observations to include more isolates of M. paratuberculosis. Within the double cluster of peaks obtained by both M. avium and M. paratuberculosis, we could not find a consistent difference typical of M. paratuberculosis. Therefore, the present study confirmed that M. avium and M. paratuberculosis could not be distinguished by HPLC, raising doubts of a straightforward use of HPLC to identify M. paratuberculosis.
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- R Dei
- Istituto di Microbiologia, Università di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
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The LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis ligase chain reaction system (Abbott Diagnostic Division, Abbott Park, Ill.) was used to detect M. tuberculosis in 150 consecutive BACTEC vials on the day on which a positive growth index (GI) was recorded. By LCx, M. tuberculosis DNA was detected in BACTEC vials on average 2.6 days before the presence of acid-fast bacilli could be confirmed by microscopic examination. A total of 106 of 108 M. tuberculosis isolates were detected without centrifugation from bottles presenting very low GIs (average, 70; median, 33). No false-positive result was obtained from nontuberculous mycobacteria or from isolates with contaminants.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Cichero P, Chirillo MG, Gismondo MR, Bono L, Gesu G, Simonetti MT, Volpe G, Nardi G, Marone P. Multicenter comparison of ESP Culture System II with BACTEC 460TB and with Lowenstein-Jensen medium for recovery of mycobacteria from different clinical specimens, including blood. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:1378-81. [PMID: 9574709 PMCID: PMC104832 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.5.1378-1381.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The recently developed ESP Culture System II (AccuMed, Chicago, Ill.) was compared with radiometric BACTEC 460TB (Becton Dickinson, Towson, Md.) and with Lowenstein-Jensen medium for recovery of mycobacteria from over 2,500 clinical specimens both of respiratory and nonrespiratory origin, including blood. The majority of the 219 mycobacterial isolates (129) belonged to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, followed by 37 isolates of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and 53 isolates of eight other mycobacterial species. Rates of recovery obtained with BACTEC, ESP, and Lowenstein-Jensen medium were 89, 79, and 64%, respectively, with such differences being statistically significant. Different media and systems appeared to behave differently when the more frequently detected organisms were considered: M. tuberculosis complex isolates grew better with BACTEC, and MAC isolates grew better with ESP. An analysis of the combinations of Lowenstein-Jensen medium with BACTEC and with ESP did not reveal significant differences in recovery rates. With regard to the times needed for the detection of positive cultures, they were significantly longer on Lowenstein-Jensen medium (average, 28 days) than with the remaining two systems, between which there was no difference (average, 18 days). We conclude, therefore, that the ESP system, when used in combination with a solid medium, performs as well as the thoroughly validated radiometric BACTEC system and offers the advantages of full automation and absence of radioisotopes.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Florence, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Besozzi G, Lacchini C, Penati V, Simonetti MT, Emler S. Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium szulgai, case report and review of the literature. Eur Respir J 1998; 11:975-7. [PMID: 9623706 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11040975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We describe the case of a patient with a chronic pulmonary infection due to a mycobacterium tentatively identified as Mycobacterium flavescens, but finally shown to be Mycobacterium szulgai; this is the first M. szulgai infection reported in Italy. The patient responded to treatment with multiple antituberculosis drugs only after two cycles of 10 and 6 months, respectively. The literature concerning previous case reports in which M. szulgai is involved is revised and the difficulty concerning the identification of this rare mycobacterium, along with its in vitro and in vivo susceptibility, are discussed.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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Tortoli E, Brunello F, Cagni AE, Colombrita D, Dionisio D, Grisendi L, Manfrin V, Moroni M, Passerini Tosi C, Pinsi G, Scarparo C, Simonetti MT. Mycobacterium genavense in AIDS patients, report of 24 cases in Italy and review of the literature. Eur J Epidemiol 1998; 14:219-24. [PMID: 9663512 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007401305708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mycobacterium genavense is a frequently missed agent of disseminated disease in AIDS patients. The increasing frequency with which such organism is being isolated in Italy suggested a comparison of local survey with data reported in literature. Isolates presumed to belong to the species M. genavense were centralized and identified by means of genomic sequencing and/or HPLC analysis of cell wall mycolic acids; clinical data were obtained from relevant patients' record and collected using a proper questionnaire. In 24 cases in which this organism has been isolated in Italy M. genavense was grown, prevalently from blood, in liquid medium after an average of six weeks of incubation. In overwhelming majority, patients were males, presented other opportunistic diseases and were characterized by very low CD4+ counts (average 23/microl); most frequent symptoms were fever, anemia and weight loss. All but two patients, who died before the mycobacterial infection was diagnosed, were treated with at least three drugs; the mean survival was close to one year. A review of literature reports revealed a wide overlapping of clinical and microbiological features.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Firenze, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Lavinia F, Simonetti MT. Evaluation of a commercial ligase chain reaction kit (Abbott LCx) for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1997; 35:2424-6. [PMID: 9276432 PMCID: PMC229984 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2424-2426.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by means of a commercial ligase chain reaction DNA amplification method (LCx M. tuberculosis; Abbott Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, Ill.) was investigated with 511 (including 147 extrarespiratory) specimens collected from 358 patients. LCx results were compared with standard microbiological data, and conflicting cases were resolved according to the final clinical diagnosis. M. tuberculosis was detected in 45 of 358 subjects by means of the LCx test. The test was negative for all 30 specimens with mycobacteria other than M. tuberculosis. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for the LCx test, compared with culture results, were 93.90, 92.31, 70.00, and 98.75%, respectively; these values rose in resolved cases to 95.53, 99.25, 97.27, and 98.75%, respectively. With respiratory specimens, for which the LCx system is licensed, the sensitivity reached 98.97%. In patients with a final clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis the sensitivity of the LCx system was 89.36% compared to 82.98% for cultures and 78.72% for microscopy. We conclude that the LCx test is user friendly, rapid, fairly sensitive, and highly specific. It can also be effectively used on extrapulmonary specimens provided possible false-negative results are taken into account. However, the use of LCx test appears to be less appropriate for the monitoring of antituberculosis therapy, as the majority of samples from treated tuberculosis patients gave consistently positive results, despite the sterilization of cultures.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Firenze, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Kirschner P, Springer B, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Mantella A, Scagnelli M, Scarparo C, Simonetti MT, Böttger EC. Cervical lymphadenitis due to an unusual mycobacterium. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1997; 16:308-11. [PMID: 9177965 DOI: 10.1007/bf01695636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A scotochromogenic acid-fast bacillus was isolated from a lymph node of a 2-year-old female. On the basis of conventional testing, the mycobacterium appeared to be Mycobacterium scrofulaceum. Its mycolic acid profile, however, was not identical to that of Mycobacterium scrofulaceum but was similar to that of Mycobacterium interjectum. Direct sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed a unique nucleic acid sequence, suggesting that the isolate represents a previously undescribed pathogenic species.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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Tortoli E, Piersimoni C, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Callegaro AP, Caroli G, Colombrita D, Goglio A, Mantella A, Tosi CP, Simonetti MT. Mycobacterium malmoense in Italy: the modern Norman invasion? Eur J Epidemiol 1997; 13:341-6. [PMID: 9258535 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007375114106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The isolation of Mycobacterium malmoense has for a long time been restricted to few countries of Northern Europe; reports from countries other than Sweden, Great Britain and Finland are rare and the first Italian case report has been published in 1995. Since 1988, however, fifteen strains of M. malmoense have been isolated in Italy, eleven of which in the last two years; of these, ten appeared clinically significant on the basis of medical records. The susceptibility of the strains and the role of high performance liquid chromatography of cell wall mycolic acids for a reliable identification are discussed.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Firenze, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Piersimoni C, Kirschner P, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Lacchini C, Mantella A, Muzzi G, Tosi CP, Penati V, Scarparo C, Simonetti MT, Böttger EC. Characterization of mycobacterial isolates phylogenetically related to, but different from Mycobacterium simiae. J Clin Microbiol 1997; 35:697-702. [PMID: 9041415 PMCID: PMC229653 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.697-702.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The use of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed four previously unreported profiles within a group of mycobacteria consisting of 14 clinical isolates. These mycobacteria, whose identification by conventional tests appeared problematic, mostly resembled Mycobacterium avium complex or Mycobacterium simiae. Genetic analysis revealed, within this group, six different nucleic acid sequences in a hypervariable 16S rRNA segment, but all the isolates appeared to be phylogenetically related to M. simiae. Six isolates representing the largest of groups defined by means of genetic sequencing turned out to belong to the newly described species Mycobacterium lentiflavum. Furthermore, three such clusters precisely coincided with three of those defined by HPLC, while the three remaining clusters shared almost identical HPLC profiles. All but one strain (which, although clearly not belonging to the M. avium complex, hybridized with specific commercial DNA probes) showed high-grade resistance to the majority of antimycobacterial drugs. Three of the isolates were clinically significant according to stringent criteria. Sophisticated techniques, like genetic sequencing or HPLC, by now seem indispensable for differentiating unusual and new mycobacteria from well-established ones.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Careggi Hospital, Firenze, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, Lavinia F. Evaluation of reformulated chemiluminescent DNA probe (AccuProbe) for culture identification of Mycobacterium kansasii. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34:2838-40. [PMID: 8897195 PMCID: PMC229416 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2838-2840.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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A panel of 104 isolates belonging to the species Mycobacterium kansasii and 78 mycobacterial isolates belonging to other species was tested in parallel with the present commercially available DNA probe (AccuProbe; Gen-Probe) and with a new probe just developed by the same manufacturer. While the old version of the probe confirmed the previously reported low sensitivity (only 59% of the M. kansasii isolates reacted), the new one was 100% sensitive. Only two non-M. kansasii strains, both M. gastri isolates, gave false-positive hybridization results.
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- E Tortoli
- Microbiological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Kirschner P, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Manfrin V, Mantella A, Scagnelli M, Scarparo C, Simonetti MT, Böttger EC. Isolation of an unusual mycobacterium from an AIDS patient. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34:2316-9. [PMID: 8862610 PMCID: PMC229243 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2316-2319.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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A mycobacterium isolated from a clinical sample of an AIDS patient was identified as Mycobacterium interjectum by direct 16S rRNA sequence determination. High-performance liquid chromatography, however, revealed a mycolic acid pattern which was different from the one shared by the previously analyzed strains of this species.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratorio di Microbiologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Florence, Italy.
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Tortoli E, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Colombrita D, Mantella A, Pinsi G, Simonetti MT, Swierczynski G, Bottger EC. Characterization of an isolate of the newly described species Mycobacterium interjectum. Zentralbl Bakteriol 1996; 283:286-94. [PMID: 8861866 DOI: 10.1016/s0934-8840(96)80062-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The phenotypic features of a clinical isolate of the new species Mycobacterium interjectum, identified on the basis of its 16S rRNA gene sequence, are compared with those of the type strain. The differentiation of M. interjectum from Mycobacterium gordonae or Mycobacterium scrofulaceum is not achievable on the basis of phenotypic traits usually tested for mycobacterial speciation, but it can be reached by 16S rRNA gene sequencing or by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of cell wall mycolic acids. The former reveals sequence identity with the signature region of the type species, and the latter yields a profile which is easily differentiated from those of the other two species. The unique HPLC profile of M. interjectum is reported here for the first time and so are the MICs of a wide spectrum of drugs.
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- E Tortoli
- Bacteriological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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Mycobacterium xenopi is an opportunistic pathogen, frequently isolated in various areas of Europe from pulmonary specimens, which may also cause infections in AIDS patients. We used the Bactec radiometric system (Becton Dickinson, USA) with a procedure expressly adapted to the particular growth characteristics of M. xenopi to determine the susceptibility patterns of 40 clinical isolates to six antimicrobial drugs. The majority of the strains were resistant to ethambutol and susceptible to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, rifampin, rifabutin and streptomycin.
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- Microbiological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Tortoli E, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Mantella A, Simonetti MT. Utility of high-performance liquid chromatography for identification of mycobacterial species rarely encountered in clinical laboratories. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1995; 14:240-3. [PMID: 7614969 DOI: 10.1007/bf02310365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been demonstrated to be a suitable technique for determining the species of mycobacteria on the basis of their mycolic acid pattern. Representative HPLC profiles, which are needed for the visual recognition of chromatograms, have been published for the most frequently encountered mycobacterial species. No extensive study has been reported for less common species, and only a few, scattered chromatographic patterns are available in literature. This study evaluates the utility of this technique for the identification of several rare species. Mycobacterium celatum, Mycobacterium genavense and Mycobacterium simiae chromatographic profiles have been verified, and previously unreported profiles of other species investigated. The chromatographic pattern of Mycobacterium malmoense is presented for the first time.
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- Bacteriological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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Dionisio D, Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, di Lollo S, Meli M, Farese A, Fontana R, Sterrantino G, Leoncini F. [Intestinal mycobacterial infections in AIDS. Clinical course and treatment of infections caused by Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium genavense]. Recenti Prog Med 1994; 85:526-36. [PMID: 7855386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Digestive apparatus is a common target of atypical mycobacteriosis in AIDS patients (at least 50% of patients with CD4+ lymphocytes < 50/mm3). We describe the clinical-histological features of two cases of Whipple-like syndrome likely caused by Mycobacterium avium (MAI) (study performed by light and electron microscopy), of one case of infection caused by two morphological variants of a MAI strain with a different sensitivity to antibiotics, of one case of M. kansasii infection and of two cases of M. genavense infection accompanied by sensitivity tests to antibiotics (as far as we know, these are the first described quantitative sensitivity tests of M. genavense to antibiotics). In conclusion, we discuss the present therapeutical outlines for M. kansasii and avium, together with the teramporary pharmacological options for M. genavense as suggested by antibiotic sensitivity tests performed on the strains isolated from the studied patients.
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- U.O. Malattie Infettive, Ospedale di Careggi, Firenze
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We describe a patient with advanced cancer whose severe symptoms of congestive heart failure were successfully treated with dobutamine. The intermittent intravenous administration of dobutamine 5 micrograms/kg/min for 3 hr per day at home enabled control of dyspnea, leg edema, and pain, and increased urine output after 1 day. An improvement in renal function was observed in the following days. The mechanism and the utility of a palliative approach with dobutamine are discussed.
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- S Mercadante
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, Bartoloni A, Burrini C, Mantella A. Investigation on several phenotypic features in two strains of Mycobacterium genavense. New Microbiol 1994; 17:313-8. [PMID: 7861987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The newly recognized species Mycobacterium genavense causes disseminated infections in AIDS patients, but its prevalence is difficult to assess because of its inability to grow on standard solid media. For the same reason, very little is known about the phenotypic traits of its isolates. We report here the results of our studies on two such strains isolated from AIDS patients and subcultured on a non-standard solid medium. Besides several features conventionally explored for mycobacterial speciation, we tested the isolates for 19 enzymatic activities and determined their mycolic acids profiles by means of high performance liquid chromatography. We also compare our findings with the scanty literature data on the laboratory characteristic and antimicrobial susceptibility of M. genavense.
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- Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Virologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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Previous studies revealed heterogeneous behavior within the species Mycobacterium kansasii against commercially available DNA probes (Accuprobe M. kansasii culture identification test; Gen-Probe); several isolates, conventionally identified as M. kansasii, failed in fact to hybridize. Looking for a possible association with phenotypic features, we tested a fully characterized panel of 69 clinical isolates of M. kansasii (19 of which were Accuprobe negative) with a semiquantitative micromethod which tests for 19 enzymatic activities (Api Zym; BioMérieux). The strains were from 25 hospitals in 18 Italian towns; 20 isolates came from human immunodeficiency virus type 1-positive patients who fulfilled the Centers for Disease Control criteria for AIDS diagnosis. On the basis of the whole set of phenotypic traits, our strains clustered in two groups, allowing the differentiation of biotypes within the species. There was a perfect association between biotype 2 and hybridization failures with Accuprobe and a very significant association between this novel biotype 2 and AIDS status, which suggests that it differs in virulence.
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- E Tortoli
- Microbiological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Donato R, Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, Ademollo B, Signorini LF. [The search for nontuberculous mycobacteria in bottled mineral waters found in commerce]. Ann Ig 1994; 6:895-9. [PMID: 8611264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- R Donato
- Dip. di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Firenze
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Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, Lacchini C, Penati V, Piersimoni C, Morbiducci V. Evaluation of a commercial DNA probe assay for the identification of Mycobacterium kansasii. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1994; 13:264-7. [PMID: 8050443 DOI: 10.1007/bf01974549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A commercially available DNA probe (the AccuProbe Mycobacterium kansasii culture identification test, Gen-Probe, USA) for the identification of Mycobacterium kansasii was tested on a panel of 143 fully characterized mycobacterial strains. The isolates included 70 Mycobacterium kansasii and 73 mycobacteria other than kansasii. The specificity was 100% while the sensitivity was 72.8%. This sensitivity is unusually low in comparison with that of commercial DNA probes for other mycobacteria and confirms a previous study that found genetic heterogeneity within the species Mycobacterium kansasii. Strains that do not hybridize with the AccuProbe are particularly prevalent in Italy and perhaps elsewhere in Europe.
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- E Tortoli
- Microbiological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, Dionisio D, Meli M. Cultural studies on two isolates of "Mycobacterium genavense" from patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1994; 18:7-12. [PMID: 8026160 DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(94)90127-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Two strains of the newly proposed species "Mycobacterium genavense" have been isolated, using the radiometric system (Bactec, Becton Dickinson), from the blood of two HIV-infected patients. Disseminated infections due to the new organism closely resemble those of the Mycobacterium avium complex, with prevalently intestinal symptomatology. We report here on the cultural behavior of the isolates, which are enhanced at pH 6, are inhibited by NAP, do not require supplements, and grow best at 37 degrees C. We also report on the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates.
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- E Tortoli
- Laboratory for Microbiology and Virology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, Dionisio D. Nasal Mycobacterium kansasii infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1993; 12:564-5. [PMID: 8404923 DOI: 10.1007/bf01970968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Gastrointestinal obstruction is a common problem in advanced malignant disease, but its management remains controversial. In those patients for whom surgery is not appropriate, medical intervention is the only remaining option. We present a series of 14 patients with intestinal obstruction who were managed with subcutaneous injections of octreotide, a somatostatin analogue which reduces the volume of gastrointestinal secretions. Good control of vomiting was achieved in 12 patients, and no major side effects were observed. Octreotide would appear to be a useful drug in this clinical situation.
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- S Mercadante
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Buccheri La Ferla Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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Home care is greatly expanding because of the savings it offers by avoiding unnecessary hospitalization and also because patients benefit from being in their own home environments. Since 1988, Societa Assistenza Malato Oncologico Terminale (SAMOT) has organized a pain relief and home palliative care unit for terminal cancer patients. Objectives, difficulties, protocols, and achievements of 4 years of experience were examined, and the findings of the various years were compared. Our results suggest that considerable progress has been made in home palliative care. There are still social and cultural difficulties to overcome, however.
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Tortoli E, Simonetti MT, Labardi C, Lopes Pegna A, Meli E, Stanflin N, Susini S. Mycobacterium xenopi isolation from clinical specimens in the Florence area: review of 46 cases. Eur J Epidemiol 1991; 7:677-81. [PMID: 1783061 DOI: 10.1007/bf00218681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The occurrence of Mycobacterium xenopi (MX) isolates is not homogeneous in various geographic zones. In the Florence area, between 1975-1989, strains of MX from 64 different patients have been isolated. The review of bacteriological and clinical data of 46 of them, from whose sputum MX had been grown, allowed to diagnose for 26% the commensal nature of this finding, for 41% the concomitance with a tubercular infection and for the remaining 33% the pathogenicity of this microorganism. The increased occurrence of MX isolates, their high rate of pathogenicity and the remarkable homogeneity of their biochemical, cultural and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns seem to suggest the hypothesis of an endemic focus of this species in the Florence area.
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- E Tortoli
- Bacteriological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Mycobacterium shimoidei was isolated from the sputum of a man hospitalized for cavitary pulmonary disease. This is the fourth isolation of M. shimoidei to be reported; the organism has also been isolated in Japan, Australia, and Germany.
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- E Tortoli
- Bacteriological and Virological Laboratory, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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