Mycobacterium paraffinicum Causing Symptomatic Pulmonary Infection

被引:5
作者
Chan, Austin W. [1 ]
Kabbani, Sarah [2 ]
Staton, Gerald [3 ]
Kraft, Colleen S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Emory Univ, Dept Med, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[2] Emory Univ, Div Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[3] Emory Univ, Div Pulm Allergy & Crit Care Med, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
关键词
SLOWLY GROWING MYCOBACTERIA; LUNG-DISEASE; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; PSEUDO-OUTBREAK;
D O I
10.1128/JCM.03107-13
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mycobacterium paraffinicum has been newly recognized as a species. A case of symptomatic pulmonary infection caused by M. paraffinicum is described, and as far as we know, this is the first case of the organism as a human pathogen.
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页码:1281 / 1283
页数:3
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