First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region

A case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in Uruguay is described. This is the first case reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, showing that this species is a worldwide opportunistic human pathogen.

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Pubblicato in:New Microbes New Infect
Autori principali: Coitinho, C., Greif, G., van Ingen, J., Laserra, P., Robello, C., Rivas, C.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Elsevier 2015
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First Clinical Case Report
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735480/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909156
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.12.003
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