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Therefore, clinicians need more effective detection methods to identify NTM subtypes, thus providing personalized medication for patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>We present the case of a 47-year-old female patient diagnosed with an intraabdominal infection caused by <jats:italic>Mycobacterium syngnathidarum.<\/jats:italic> Despite computed tomography of the chest suggesting potential tuberculosis, tuberculosis infection was ruled out due to negative TB-DNA results for ascites fluid and sputum and limited improvement of lung lesions after treatment. Additionally, acid-fast staining and Lowenstein\u2013Jensen culture results revealed the presence of mycobacterium in ascites fluid. Subsequent whole-genome sequencing (WGS) confirmed the DNA sequences of <jats:italic>Mycobacterium syngnathidarum<\/jats:italic> in colonies isolated from the ascites fluid, which was further corroborated by polymerase chain reaction and Sanger sequencing. Ultimately, the patient achieved a complete recovery following the treatment regimen targeting <jats:italic>Mycobacterium syngnathidarum<\/jats:italic>, which involved clarithromycin, ethambutol hydrochloride, pyrazinamide, rifampicin, and isoniazid.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is the first reported case of <jats:italic>Mycobacterium syngnathidarum<\/jats:italic> infection in humans. <jats:italic>Mycobacterium syngnathidarum<\/jats:italic> was detected by WGS in this case, suggesting that WGS may serve as a high-resolution assay for the diagnosis of different subtypes of mycobacterium infection.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2023.1265594","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,5]],"date-time":"2023-10-05T11:59:30Z","timestamp":1696507170000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Case report: Intraabdominal infection of 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