Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent Host

Mycobacterium triplex, a recently described, potentially pathogenic species, caused disease primarily in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of pulmonary infection due to this mycobacterium in an immunocompetent patient and review the characteristics of two other cases. In our experience, M...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Claudio Piersimoni, Piergiorgio Zitti, Gianna Mazzarelli, Alessandro Mariottini, Domenico Nista, Diego Zallocco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Subjects:
Mycobacterium triplex
pulmonary infection
immunocompetent host
dispatch
Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0217_article

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