A Novel Rapidly Growing Mycobacterium Species Causing an Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Infection

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a rare cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections. We describe the isolation and identification of a novel, rapidly growing, nonpigmented NTM from an abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst. The patient presented with fevers, nausea, and abdominal pain and...

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Autores principales: Hussain, Cory K., de Man, Tom J. B., Toney, Nadege C., Kamboj, Kamal, Balada-Llasat, Joan-Miquel, Wang, Shu-Hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5047424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27704004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw146

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