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Mycobacterium interjectum Causing Submandibular Lymphadenitis in a Child
2024-01-23
Abstract excerpt
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) commonly manifest as cervical lymphadenitis in immunocompetent children. Only a few species, such as Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), cause infection in children. With recent advances in gene sequencing, Mycobacterium interjectum has been identified as a rare cause of adenitis in children, with at least 10 cases reported since 1993. Curative treatment for NTM lymphadenitis, part...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 2d54dd3a-4348-5631-9ee9-987067ee1589
- DOI
- 10.1099/acmi.0.000552.v2
