Mycobacterium riyadhense infections

Mycobacterium riyadhense is a newly described slowly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterium species. We describe 2 new cases of Mycobacterium riyadhense infections presenting with extra-pulmonary involvement, and reviewed all previously reported cases in the literature. We also describe the spectrum...

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Autores principales: Saad, Mustafa M., Alshukairi, Abeer N., Qutub, Mohammed O., Elkhizzi, Noura A., Hilluru, Haris M., Omrani, Ali S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4436761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25935185
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.5.11226
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author Saad, Mustafa M.
Alshukairi, Abeer N.
Qutub, Mohammed O.
Elkhizzi, Noura A.
Hilluru, Haris M.
Omrani, Ali S.
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description Mycobacterium riyadhense is a newly described slowly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterium species. We describe 2 new cases of Mycobacterium riyadhense infections presenting with extra-pulmonary involvement, and reviewed all previously reported cases in the literature. We also describe the spectrum of the disease and explore treatment options based on the experience with the current and previously reported cases.
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spelling pubmed-44367612015-05-20 Mycobacterium riyadhense infections Saad, Mustafa M. Alshukairi, Abeer N. Qutub, Mohammed O. Elkhizzi, Noura A. Hilluru, Haris M. Omrani, Ali S. Saudi Med J Case Report Mycobacterium riyadhense is a newly described slowly growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterium species. We describe 2 new cases of Mycobacterium riyadhense infections presenting with extra-pulmonary involvement, and reviewed all previously reported cases in the literature. We also describe the spectrum of the disease and explore treatment options based on the experience with the current and previously reported cases. Saudi Medical Journal 2015-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4436761/ /pubmed/25935185 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.5.11226 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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