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1663. The Significance of Acid Fast Cultures in Peritoneal Dialysis-associated Infections: A Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Case Series

BACKGROUND: Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) are a group of Mycobacterium that are defined as species other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium leprae. Rapid growing NTM’s grow on culture media as early as 5-7 days. NTM’s are considered a rare cause of peritoneal dialysis (P...

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Autores principales: Lusby, Heather, Cannella, Anthony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777769/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1841