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Mycobacterium szulgai cavitary lung disease progression over a three year period – A case report

Mycobacterium szulgai is a slow growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium associated with rare but severe infections. It most commonly presents as pulmonary disease in people with underlying structural lung disease. We report a case of progressive cavitary lung disease over a three year period due to My...

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Autores principales: Croix, Michael C., Munsiff, Sonal S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8749194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35036320
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01379
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Sumario:Mycobacterium szulgai is a slow growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium associated with rare but severe infections. It most commonly presents as pulmonary disease in people with underlying structural lung disease. We report a case of progressive cavitary lung disease over a three year period due to Mycobacterium szulgai and the subsequent outcome.