Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS

Approximately 21 human cases of infection with Mycobacterium conceptionense have been reported. However, most cases were outside the United States, and optimal treatment remains uncertain. We report a case of M. conceptionense pneumonitis in a patient with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The patient...

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Autores principales: Michienzi, Sarah M., Burgos, Rodrigo M., Novak, Richard M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6759238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31538928
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2510.190444
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description Approximately 21 human cases of infection with Mycobacterium conceptionense have been reported. However, most cases were outside the United States, and optimal treatment remains uncertain. We report a case of M. conceptionense pneumonitis in a patient with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The patient was cured with azithromycin and doxycycline.
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spelling pubmed-67592382019-10-02 Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS Michienzi, Sarah M. Burgos, Rodrigo M. Novak, Richard M. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Approximately 21 human cases of infection with Mycobacterium conceptionense have been reported. However, most cases were outside the United States, and optimal treatment remains uncertain. We report a case of M. conceptionense pneumonitis in a patient with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The patient was cured with azithromycin and doxycycline. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6759238/ /pubmed/31538928 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2510.190444 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Michienzi, Sarah M.
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Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS
title Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS
title_full Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS
title_fullStr Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS
title_full_unstemmed Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS
title_short Mycobacterium conceptionense Pneumonitis in Patient with HIV/AIDS
title_sort mycobacterium conceptionense pneumonitis in patient with hiv/aids
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6759238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31538928
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2510.190444
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