Mycobacterium obuense Bacteremia in a Patient with Pneumonia

Mycobacterium obuense is a pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacterium. Because it has been considered nonpathogenic, M. obuense is being investigated in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy and bioremediation. We report a case of bacteremia caused by M. obuense in a patient with pneumonia, showing...

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Autores principales: Luis, Bruno Ali López, Díaz-Lomelí, Paulette, Gómez-Albarrán, Livier Patricia, Martínez-Gamboa, Areli, Ponce-de-León, Alfredo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31002048
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180208
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Sumario:Mycobacterium obuense is a pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacterium. Because it has been considered nonpathogenic, M. obuense is being investigated in clinical trials of cancer immunotherapy and bioremediation. We report a case of bacteremia caused by M. obuense in a patient with pneumonia, showing its potential pathogenicity.

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