1. Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary disease in immunocompetent host.
- Author
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Piersimoni C, Zitti P, Mazzarelli G, Mariottini A, Nista D, and Zallocco D
- Subjects
- Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Base Sequence, DNA, Bacterial analysis, Female, Humans, Immunocompetence, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Mycobacterium Infections drug therapy, Mycobacterium Infections immunology, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Species Specificity, Lung Diseases microbiology, Mycobacterium classification, Mycobacterium Infections microbiology
- Abstract
Mycobacterium triplex, a recently described, potentially pathogenic species, caused disease primarily in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of pulmonary infection due to this mycobacterium in an immunocompetent patient and review the characteristics of two other cases. In our experience, Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary infection is unresponsive to antimycobacterial chemotherapy.
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- 2004
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