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Radiologic computed tomography features of Mycobacterium abscessus in cystic fibrosis.
The clinical respiratory journal - 1 Feb 2018
Lam Diana L, Kapnadak Siddhartha G, Godwin J David, Kicska Gregory A, Aitken Moira L, Pipavath Sudhakar N
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Mycobacterium abscessus infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients can lead to poor outcomes. Early diagnosis is important, but there are no studies outlining specific imaging features of M. abscessus in CF. OBJECTIVES: To describe the computed tomography (CT) findings of early M. abscessus infection in our CF population. METHODS: Thirteen CF patients with sputum cultures positive for M. abscessus...
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