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Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series

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    • 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
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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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Neonakis, I.K., Spandidos, D.A., & Gitti, Z. (2015). Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 10, 1401-1403. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2683
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Neonakis, I. K., Spandidos, D. A., Gitti, Z."Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10.4 (2015): 1401-1403.
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Neonakis, I. K., Spandidos, D. A., Gitti, Z."Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10, no. 4 (2015): 1401-1403. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2683
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Neonakis IK, Spandidos DA and Gitti Z: Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series. Exp Ther Med 10: 1401-1403, 2015.
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Neonakis, I.K., Spandidos, D.A., & Gitti, Z. (2015). Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 10, 1401-1403. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2683
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Neonakis, I. K., Spandidos, D. A., Gitti, Z."Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10.4 (2015): 1401-1403.
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Neonakis, I. K., Spandidos, D. A., Gitti, Z."Mycobacterium heraklionense sp. nov.: A case series". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 10, no. 4 (2015): 1401-1403. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2683
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