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Mediastinal and Disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii Disease in GATA2 Deficiency.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Dec 2016
Lovell Jana P, Zerbe Christa S, Olivier Kenneth N, Claypool Reginald J, Frein Cathleen, Anderson Victoria L, Freeman Alexandra F, Holland Steven M
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RATIONALE: Mycobacterium kansasii usually causes chronic pulmonary infections in immunocompetent patients. In contrast, disseminated M. kansasii disease is commonly associated with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection, but is reported infrequently in other immunocompromised patients. OBJECTIVES: To identify common clinical manifestations and potential risk factors for M. kansasii infection in patients...
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