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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| author | Claudio Piersimoni Piergiorgio Zitti Gianna Mazzarelli Alessandro Mariottini Domenico Nista Diego Zallocco |
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| description | 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, Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary infection is unresponsive to antimycobacterial chemotherapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2ce593555c444889d02e24ec2eb3ac82025-08-19T19:22:44ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-10-0110101859186210.3201/eid1010.040217Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent HostClaudio PiersimoniPiergiorgio ZittiGianna MazzarelliAlessandro MariottiniDomenico NistaDiego ZalloccoMycobacterium 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, Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary infection is unresponsive to antimycobacterial chemotherapy.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0217_articleMycobacterium triplexpulmonary infectionimmunocompetent hostdispatchItaly |
| spellingShingle | Claudio Piersimoni Piergiorgio Zitti Gianna Mazzarelli Alessandro Mariottini Domenico Nista Diego Zallocco Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent Host Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary infection immunocompetent host dispatch Italy |
| title | Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent Host |
| title_full | Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent Host |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent Host |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent Host |
| title_short | Mycobacterium triplex Pulmonary Disease in Immunocompetent Host |
| title_sort | mycobacterium triplex pulmonary disease in immunocompetent host |
| topic | Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary infection immunocompetent host dispatch Italy |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0217_article |
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