A rare presentation of Mycobacterium africanum after two decades: a case report from Brunei Darussalam

Mycobacterium africanum is endemic to West Africa and is rare outside this region. Most of the people infected with M. africanum outside Africa are migrants from affected parts of Africa. We report a rare case of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) secondary to M. africanum in a man in Brunei Darussalam who...

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Published in:	Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Main Authors:	Abdur Rahman Rubel, Panduru Venkata Kishore, May Thu Hla Aye, Nor Azian Hafneh, Vui Heng Chong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2022-07-01
Subjects:	pulmonary tuberculosis mycobacterium tuberculosis complex latency mycobacterium africanum
Online Access:	https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/926