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Can anaerobes be acid fast? A novel, clinically relevant acid fast anaerobe

INTRODUCTION: Anaerobic acid fast bacilli (AFB) have not been previously reported in clinical microbiology. This is the second case report of a novel anaerobic AFB causing disease in humans. CASE PRESENTATION: An anaerobic AFB was isolated from an abdominal wall abscess in a 64–year-old Caucasian di...

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Autores principales: Navas, Maria E., Jump, Robin, Canaday, David H., Wnek, Maria D., SenGupta, Dhruba J., McQuiston, John R., Bell, Melissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005036