Ethambutol-resistant Mycobacterium kansasii cervical lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent adult patient: A case report and literature review

Mycobacterium kansasii extrapulmonary infections are infrequent in immunocompetent adults. Rifampin (RIF), clarithromycin (CLR), isoniazid (INH) and ethambutol (EMB) are included in all the standard regimens against M.kansasii. We report a case of a healthy 65-year-old male farmer who presented with...

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Main Authors: Víctor Asensi, Juan J. Palacios, Maria Rivas-Carmenado, Tomás Suárez-Zarracina, Enrique Garcia-Carus, Luis M. Fernández, Héctor E. Torres, Joshua Fierer, José A. Carton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579419300804