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Mycobacterium Interjectum isolated from an immunocompetent host with lung infection.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Jan 2000
Dholakia Yatin N
Abstract excerpt
Improved molecular diagnostic techniques have resulted in increased reporting of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. A 40-year-old male immunocompetent individual presented with cough and fever of 2-week duration. His chest X-ray showed cavities in the left upper zone and fibrosis in the right upper zone. His sputum was positive for AFB on Ziehl-Neelsen staining and showed slow-growing mycobacteria in...
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