Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia diagnosed in an HIV-negative patient in Brazil: a rare or an under-reported event?

A case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia in an HIV negative immunodepressed patient was described using the BACTEC 460 TB system. This bacterium should be investigated in the blood of immunodepressed non-HIV infected patients with prolonged fever.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. J. Hadad, A.C.C. Pignatari, M.A.O. Machado, M.A.S. Telles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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