First case of Mycobacterium heckeshornense cavitary lung disease in the Latin America and Caribbean region
Publication year
2016Source
New Microbes and New Infections, 9, (2016), pp. 63-5ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Medical Microbiology
Journal title
New Microbes and New Infections
Volume
vol. 9
Page start
p. 63
Page end
p. 5
Subject
Radboudumc 4: lnfectious Diseases and Global Health RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health SciencesAbstract
A case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium heckeshornense in Uruguay is described. This is the first case reported in the Latin America and Caribbean region, showing that this species is a worldwide opportunistic human pathogen.
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