PULMONARY-DISEASE CAUSED BY MYCOBACTERIUM-ASIATICUM

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作者
TAYLOR, LQ [1 ]
WILLIAMS, AJ [1 ]
SANTIAGO, S [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
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TUBERCLE | 1990年 / 71卷 / 04期
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10.1016/0041-3879(90)90047-C
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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A 62-year-old male residing in Los Angeles, California, presented with a right upper lobe nodule associated with dry cough and weight loss. Mycobacterium asiaticum was isolated from sputum on two separate occasions. The patient was subsequently treated with four anti-tuberculous drugs, with bacteriologic conversion. This is the first report of pulmonary disease caused by M. asiaticum in the United States. The bacteriologic, immunologic and clinical aspects are reviewed. © 1990.
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