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March 15, 2026MedicineOpen Access

Disseminated Mycobacterium tilburgii infection complicated by pulmonary non-tuberculosis mycobacteriosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A case report and literature review

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YSYuki SakaiMMMiki MiyazawaAHAkifumi Hisada

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Overview

Case report illustrates genetic analysis of M. tilburgii in a patient with HIV, indicating severe septic shock outcomes.

Key Points

  • To present a case of disseminated Mycobacterium tilburgii infection in an immunocompromised patient.
  • Reported case study involving a male patient with HIV/AIDS.
  • Performed laboratory testing, including acid-fast staining and genetic analysis.
  • Identified Mycobacterium kansasii in respiratory specimens and other pathogens in blood cultures.
  • Patient diagnosed with mixed pulmonary non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection and M. tilburgii infection.
  • Despite treatment, the patient unfortunately died due to septic shock.

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Sakai et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b606ea83145bc643d1d5echttps://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000047989
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