TY - JOUR AU - Varghese, Bright AU - Enani, Mushirah Abdulaziz AU - Althawadi, Sahar AU - Johani, Sameera AU - Fernandez, Grace Mary AU - Al-Ghafli, Hawra AU - Al-Hajoj, Sahal T1 - Mycobacterium riyadhense in Saudi Arabia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 10 SP - 1732 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We explored in detail the nationwide existence of Mycobacterium riyadhense in Saudi Arabia. In 18 months, 12 new cases of M. riyadhense infection were observed, predominantly among Saudi nationals, as a cause of pulmonary disease. M. riyadhense may be emerging as a more common pathogen in Saudi Arabia. KW - Mycobacterium riyadhense KW - Saudi Arabia KW - nontuberculous mycobacteria KW - tuberculosis KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2310.161430 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/10/16-1430_article ER - End of Reference