First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region

A case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in Uruguay is described. This is the first case reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, showing that this species is a worldwide opportunistic human pathogen.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Coitinho, C., Greif, G., van Ingen, J., Laserra, P., Robello, C., Rivas, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
First Clinical Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.12.003

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.12.003

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