Fatal pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium celatum in an apparently immunocompetent patient

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作者
Bux-Gewehr, I
Hagen, HP
Rüsch-Gerdes, S
Feurle, GE
机构
[1] DRK Krankenhaus Neuwied, Med Klin 1, D-56564 Neuwied, Germany
[2] Forsch Zentrum Borstel, D-23845 Borstel, Germany
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10.1128/JCM.36.2.587-588.1998
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mycobacterium celatum is a recently described mycobacterium isolated from patients who have suppressed cell-mediated immunity, such as AIDS. We present here, to our knowledge, the first report of a fatal pulmonary infection caused by M. celatum in a 73-year-old immunocompetent female patient. The mycobacterium was identified by a 16S rRNA sequence analysis.
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