Mycobacterium llatzerense lung infection in a liver transplant recipient: case report and review of the literature.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria are increasingly encountered pathogens in organ transplant recipients. We report the first case of human disease attributed to Mycobacterium llatzerense that occurred in a liver transplant recipient in the midwestern United States who developed pneumonia and describe the treatment of this patient. © Copyright 2013 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.