Autor: |
Kuroda H; Department of Infectious Diseases Kameda Medical Center Kamogawa Japan., Hosokawa N; Department of Infectious Diseases Kameda Medical Center Kamogawa Japan. |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Zdroj: |
Journal of general and family medicine [J Gen Fam Med] 2018 Oct 05; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 31-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 05 (Print Publication: 2019). |
DOI: |
10.1002/jgf2.212 |
Abstrakt: |
A 76-year-old man presented with a 3-day history of a productive cough and right chest pain on inspiration. The Gram stain of the sputum showed unstained bacilli and polynuclear leukocytes, suggesting a diagnosis of pulmonary acid-fast bacillus infection. Mycobacteria can be identified by Gram staining and are reported to be Gram-neutral or Gram-ghost, and recognition of Gram-ghost bacilli in the initial specimen may assist in distinguishing mycobacterial infection from community-acquired pneumonia. |
Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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