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Case Report: Disseminated, rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium bovis (BCG) infection in an immunocompromised child

Background: Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) is a live-attenuated vaccine used world-wide for prevention of tuberculosis disease. In some immunocompromised hosts it has the potential to cause disease. As with other members of the M. tuberculosis complex it has the potential for acquiring drug resistan...

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Autores principales: Drysdale, Simon B., Kelly, Dominic F., Morgan, Marcus, Peto, Tim, Crook, Derrick, Matthews, Philippa C., Walker, Timothy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7682502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33283057
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16280.1