The first case of chronic pulmonary Mycobacterium shigaense infection in an immunocompetent patient

Autor: Osamu Hiranuma, Youhei Matsui, Satomi Tanaka, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Hanako Fukano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: New Microbes and New Infections, Vol 33, Iss, Pp-(2020)
New Microbes and New Infections
ISSN: 2052-2975
Popis: Mycobacterium shigaense has recently been recognized as an emerging human pathogen, and is well known as a skin pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. In this report we describe the first case of chronic pulmonary infectious disease caused by M. shigaense in an immunocompetent individual. Keywords: Chest computed tomography (CT) images, emerging infectious diseases, immunocompetent, Mycobacterium shigaense, Mycobacterium simiae complex, Pulmonary disease, skin disease
Databáze: OpenAIRE