Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia diagnosed in an HIV-negative patient in Brazil: a rare or an under-reported event?

Autor: D. J. Hadad, A.C.C. Pignatari, M.A.O. Machado, M.A.S. Telles
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 184-185
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4391
1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702004000200010
Popis: A case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia in an HIV negative immunodepressed patient was described using the BACTEC 460 TB system. This bacterium should be investigated in the blood of immunodepressed non-HIV infected patients with prolonged fever.
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