Lymphadenitis caused by infection with an isoniazid- and rifampin-resistant strain of Mycobacterium bovis BCG in an infant with IFN-γ/IL-12 pathway defect

We report a rare case in a female infant (age, 3.5 months) with primary immunodeficiency (IFN-γ/IL-12 pathway defect) who presented with suppurative lymphadenitis after Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination. The strain of M. bovis BCG identified was found to be resistant to isoniazid and rifampin. The...

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Autores principales: Diniz, Lilian Martins Oliveira, Guimarães, Tiago, de Oliveira, Maria das Graças Rodrigues, Pinto, Jorge Andrade, de Miranda, Silvana Spindola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4083635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24831405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132014000200014

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