Rapid Identification of <i>Mycobacterium genavense</i> with a New Commercially Available Molecular Test, INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2

Abstract

We report a rare mesenteric localized Mycobacterium genavense infection in a severely immunocompromised human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient. An INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2 test was performed directly on biopsy samples. This new molecular tool could be used for simultaneous identification of mycobacterium species from human specimens, but other studies are needed to validate our first results.