Human infections due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum

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作者
Tortoli, E
Bartoloni, A
Erba, ML
Levrè, E
Lombardi, N
Mantella, A
Mecocci, L
机构
[1] Careggi Hosp, Reg Reference Ctr Mycobacteria Microbiol & Virol, Florence, Italy
[2] Univ Florence, Infect Dis Unit, Florence, Italy
[3] S Maria Annunziata Hosp, Infect Dis Unit, Florence, Italy
[4] St Anna Hosp, Lung Dis Ctr, Como, Italy
[5] Univ Pisa, Inst Hyg, Pisa, Italy
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10.1128/JCM.40.02.728-729.2002
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Three cases of human disease due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum are reported. In the first, the mycobacterium was responsible for chronic pulmonary disease in an elderly woman; in the second, it gave rise to cervical lymphadenitis in a child; and in the third, it caused a liver abscess in a young AIDS patient.
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